White wagtail (redirect from Motacilla alba)
The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which also includes pipits and longclaws. The species breeds...
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Western yellow wagtail (redirect from Motacilla flava melanogrisea)
The western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. This...
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Grey wagtail (redirect from Motacilla cinerea)
The grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) is a member of the wagtail family, Motacillidae, measuring around 18–19 cm overall length. The species looks somewhat...
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Citrine wagtail (redirect from Motacilla citreola)
The citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola) is a small songbird in the family Motacillidae. The term citrine, and the specific name citreola, refers to its...
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Louisiana waterthrush (redirect from Seiurus motacilla)
The Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) is a New World warbler, that breeds in eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central...
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wagtail, Motacilla citreola – possibly paraphyletic Cape wagtail, Motacilla capensis Madagascar wagtail, Motacilla flaviventris Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea...
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White-browed wagtail (redirect from Motacilla madaraspatensis)
The white-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis) is a medium-sized bird and is the largest member of the wagtail family. They...
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African pied wagtail (redirect from Motacilla aguimp)
The African pied wagtail, or African wagtail, (Motacilla aguimp) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. A striking black and white wagtail with...
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Yellow-throated warbler (redirect from Motacilla dominica)
Range of S. dominica Breeding range Year-round range Wintering range Synonyms Motacilla dominica Linnaeus, 1766 Dendroica dominica (Linnaeus, 1766)...
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European robin (redirect from Motacilla rubecula)
1758 in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Motacilla rubecula. Its specific epithet rubecula is a diminutive derived from the...
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Eastern bluebird (redirect from Motacilla sialis)
1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Motacilla sialis. The type location is South Carolina. Linnaeus based his short...
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Japanese wagtail (redirect from Motacilla grandis)
The Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis) is a species of bird in the pipit and wagtail family Motacillidae. It is native to Japan and Korea. The Japanese...
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American redstart (redirect from Motacilla ruticilla)
1758 in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Motacilla ruticilla. The genus name Setophaga is from Ancient Greek σής : sēs (genitive...
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Eurasian blackcap (redirect from Motacilla atricapilla)
Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, as Motacilla atricapilla. The current genus name is from Modern Latin silvia, a woodland...
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Siratus motacilla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. The length of the shell...
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Ovenbird (redirect from Motacilla aurocapilla)
according to the gender of the genus name; Linnaeus originally named it Motacilla aurocapilla, and the ending is not changed to -us as commonly cited in...
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Cape wagtail (redirect from Motacilla capensis)
The Cape wagtail (Motacilla capensis), also known as Wells's wagtail, is a small insectivorous bird which is widespread in southern Africa. It frequents...
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Eastern yellow wagtail (redirect from Motacilla tschutschensis)
The eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws...
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Red-whiskered bulbul (redirect from Motacilla Emeria)
(Linnaeus, 1758): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Motacilla. Found from eastern India to south-western Thailand. Is warm brown above...
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species. For example, Motacilla alba alba (often abbreviated M. a. alba) is the nominotypical subspecies of the white wagtail (Motacilla alba). The subspecies...
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Mekong wagtail (redirect from Motacilla samveasnae)
The Mekong wagtail (Motacilla samveasnae) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It was first described in 2001 and named in honour of the late...
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the yellow warbler Breeding range Year-round range Wintering range Synonyms Dendroica petechia Dendroica aestiva Motacilla petechia (protonym)...
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Madagascar wagtail (redirect from Motacilla flaviventris)
The Madagascar wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris) is a species of wagtail in the family Motacillidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The Madagascar wagtail...
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robin. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Motacilla fulicata and cited Brisson's work. The type location was subsequently...
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(Leucanthemum vulgare, Latvian: pīpene) its national flower. The white wagtail (Motacilla alba, Latvian: baltā cielava) is Latvia's national bird. Its national...
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Naturae. He placed it with the wagtails in the genus Motacilla and coined the binomial name Motacilla indica. The specific epithet is from Latin indicus...
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Mountain wagtail (redirect from Motacilla clara)
The mountain wagtail (Motacilla clara), also known as the long-tailed wagtail or grey-backed wagtail, is a species of wagtail of the family Motacillidae...
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German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name Motacilla cantillans. The specific cantillans is Latin for "warbling" from canere...
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Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae Genus: Curruca Species: C. hortensis Binomial name Curruca hortensis (Gmelin, 1789) Synonyms Motacilla hortensis Sylvia hortensis...
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