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Motacillidae

48 species · Animals

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Motacilla citreola Pallas, 1776

Motacilla citreola Pallas, 1776 (citrine wagtail) is a small insectivorous wagtail with expanding range from central Palearctic.

Motacilla cinerea Tunstall, 1771

Motacilla cinerea, the grey wagtail, is a slim Palearctic bird with distinctive plumage, defined behavior, and several recognized subspecies.

Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758

Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758, the white wagtail, is a slender passerine bird known for its constant tail wagging, found across Eurasia, northwest Africa and western Alaska.

Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766

Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766, the Cape wagtail, is a small African bird with defined plumage traits found near water across eastern and southern Africa.

Motacilla aguimp Temminck, 1820

Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail) is a 20cm black-and-white wagtail native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Motacilla grandis Sharpe, 1885

Motacilla grandis, the Japanese wagtail, is a 20 cm bird native to Japan and Korea with distinct black and white plumage.

Motacilla flaviventris Hartlaub, 1860

Motacilla flaviventris, the Madagascar wagtail, is an endemic bird of Madagascar found near water and open areas.

Motacilla clara Sharpe, 1908

Motacilla clara (mountain wagtail) is a slender long-tailed wagtail native to Afromontane regions of Africa.

Motacilla tschutschensis Gmelin, 1789

Motacilla tschutschensis is a small slender wagtail with specific physical and call traits, breeding in East Palearctic and Alaska, wintering mostly in South and Southeast Asia and Australia.

Motacilla flava Linnaeus, 1758

The western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) is a small migratory passerine bird of the Motacillidae family that breeds across temperate Eurasia.

Motacilla maderaspatensis Gmelin, 1789

The white-browed wagtail is the largest wagtail, endemic to the Indian subcontinent, an insectivorous bird adapted to urban habitats.

Anthus leucophrys Vieillot, 1818

The plain-backed pipit is a medium-sized insectivorous passerine that is a resident breeder in open habitats across sub-Saharan Africa.

Anthus rufulus Vieillot, 1818

Anthus rufulus (paddyfield pipit) is a large, plain pipit with open habitat, described for appearance, identification, behaviour, ecology.

Anthus spragueii (Audubon, 1844)

Anthus spragueii, or Sprague's pipit, is a small North American ground-nesting passerine bird found in prairie habitats.

Anthus trivialis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anthus trivialis, the tree pipit, is a small streaked pipit with distinctive song flight that breeds in open woodlands and winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

Anthus campestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anthus campestris, the tawny pipit, is a large insectivorous pipit that can be hard to distinguish from similar species.

Anthus spinoletta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anthus spinoletta, the water pipit, is a small passerine bird with three recognized subspecies, breeding across Eurasian mountains and wintering at lower elevations.

Anthus lineiventris Sundevall, 1850

Anthus lineiventris is a large streaked pipit found across multiple countries in southern and eastern Africa in rocky savanna habitats.

Anthus cervinus (Pallas, 1811)

Anthus cervinus, the red-throated pipit, is a small streaked brown pipit with distinct breeding plumage, strong direct flight and a characteristic psii call.