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Dendronanthus indicus is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, belonging to the class Aves and order Passeriformes. The taxon was originally described by Gmelin in 1789. Common names for this species include Forest Wagtail, Древесная трясогузка, นกเด้าลมดง, and Kicuit hutan.
The species has a range that includes China, Indonesia, and the Nanling Mountains. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2024. Specimens of Dendronanthus indicus are held by institutions such as MVZ, UWZM, YPM, UWBM, and RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, with records also noted from South Korea, Bangladesh, Russia, India, and Thailand.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae
山鶺鴒（学名：Dendronanthus indicus）为鶺鴒科山鶺鴒屬下的一个种。
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 310
- With media
- 124
- Family
- Motacillidae
- Collections
- MVZ, UWZM, YPM, UWBM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, LACM
- Recorded in
- South Korea, Bangladesh, Russia, India, Thailand, China, Laos
Bird sounds
- song, subsong· China· quality A
- call· China· quality A
- call· China· quality A
- call, flight call· Thailand· quality A
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Mass
- 16.4
- Image
- Forest Wagtail 4024.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Dendronanthus indicus
- taxon name
- Dendronanthus indicus
- litter size
- 4.5
- taxon common name
- alvéola-florestal
- taxon range
- Nanling Mountains
- short name
- D. indicus
- taxon author citation
- (Gmelin, 1789)
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Encyclopedic overview
The forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the wagtail family Motacillidae. It has a distinctive plumage that sets it apart from other wagtails and has the habit of wagging its tail sideways unlike the usual up and down movements of the other wagtail species. It is the only wagtail species that nests in trees. It is found mainly in forested habitats, breeding in the temperate parts of east Asia and wintering across tropical Asia from India to Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dendronanthus indicus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.