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○ ← PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae (Wagtails, Pipits) →

Genus: Motacilla (13 species)


African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp vidua) Range: AF: widespread Kakum National Park, Ghana
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White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) Range: PAL: widespread, also w Alaska La Seu d'Urgell, Spain
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Sao Tome Shorttail (Motacilla bocagii) Range: AF: São Tomé (sc Gulf of Guinea Is.) Ribeira Peixe, São Tomé
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Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis) Range: AF: sc, s Johannesburg, South Africa
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Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea cinerea) Range: PAL, OR: widespread Europe and Macaronesia s to nw Africa and e to e Russia through Mongolia, ne China, Korean Pen., and Kyushu (s Japan); also e Kazakhstan to Afghanistan and w, c Himalayas La Seu d'Urgell, Catalonia, Spain
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Often found on rocks along mountain streams. Compare to Western Yellow Wagtail but note grey back.


Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) Range: PAL: widespread Beung Borapet, Nahkon Sawan, Thailand
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Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola citreola) Range: PAL: widespread Baga Bayan, Mongolia
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Mountain Wagtail (Motacilla clara torrentium) Range: AF: widespread Manyara National Park, Tanzania
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Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Range: PAL: widespread Bulgaria
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Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Range: PAL: widespread Delta Dunaja, Enisala, Romania
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Madagascar Wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris) Range: AF: Madagascar Ivato, Madagascar
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Japanese Wagtail (Motacilla grandis) Range: PAL: Hokkaido to Kyushu (n to s Japan) and s Korean Pen. Taiwan
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White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis) Range: OR: Indian subcontinent Uchhali, Khushab, Punjab, Pakistan
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Mekong Wagtail (Motacilla samveasnae) Near Threatened Range: OR: ne Cambodia, s Laos and se Thailand


Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) Juvenile Range: PAL, NA: e Russia, ne China and Alaska Nanling National Forest Park, Guangdong, China A young bird; older birds are yellower.
Photograph by Somchai Kanchanasut © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the similar Western Yellow Wagtail mainly because of DNA differences. The two species have no range overlap.

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba