Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Basic Description

Eastern Yellow Wagtails bring a touch of color and pizzazz to the arctic tundra and other open habitats of eastern Asia and Alaska. Breeding males sport bright yellow underparts, a strikingly patterned head, and a flashy black-and-white tail featured in elaborate flight displays. Females are a bit duller, but both sexes stand out by habitually wagging their long tails and giving loud, piercing calls. This wagtail forages for insects close to the ground in wet, open habitats both during the breeding season and in nonbreeding areas in southeastern Asia.