Motacilla flava [incl. plexa] (Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. plexa])

Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. plexa]

Motacilla flava [incl. plexa] (= Motacilla flava) Linnaeus, C 1758

The western yellow wagtail is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Motacillidae
Genus:
   Motacilla
Scientific:
  Motacilla flava

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.185

Protonym:
Motacilla flava

Type locality:
Europa = Southern Sweden.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/204/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
1A57A656DB053DAC

Avibase ID:
avibase-1A57A656

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1A57A656

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178483

Geographic range:

Motacilla flava flava: southern Scandinavia to central Europe and Ural Mountains; winters to sub-Saharan Africa
Motacilla flava beema: Russia to western Siberia, northern Kazakhstan, and Altai; winters to eastern Africa and India
Motacilla flava cinereocapilla: Italy, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, and Slovenia; winters to west-central Africa
Motacilla flava pygmaea: Egypt (delta and south along Nile River)
Motacilla flava iberiae: southwestern France, Iberian Peninsula, and northwestern Africa; winters to western and north-central Africa
Motacilla flava leucocephala: northwestern Mongolia, northwestern China, and south-central Siberia; winters mostly in India
Motacilla flava flavissima: Britain and adjacent coastal Europe; winters to Africa
Motacilla flava lutea: lower Volga River basin to Kazakhstan; winters to Africa and Indian subcontinent
Motacilla flava [feldegg or melanogrisea]: Balkans to Türkiye, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan; winters to eastern Africa and southern Asia
Motacilla flava thunbergi: Scandinavia to northwestern Siberia; winters to sub-Saharan Africa, and southern and southeastern Asia
Motacilla tschutschensis plexa: breeds northern Siberia; winter range incompletely known, but winters in southeastern Asia, westward perhaps to India
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. plexa]
French:
Bergeronnette printanière [incl. plexa]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. plexa] ( Motacilla flava [incl. plexa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. plexa] ( Motacilla flava [incl. plexa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. plexa] ( Motacilla flava [incl. plexa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. plexa] ( Motacilla flava [incl. plexa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. plexa] ( Motacilla flava [incl. plexa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. plexa] ( Motacilla flava [incl. plexa])
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 5]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Motacilla flava [version 5]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Motacilla [flava or tschutschensis]

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Afrikaans: Geelkwikkie
Arabic: راعية الخيل الصفراء
Asturian: Bruxa Mariella
Azerbaijani: Sarı çaydaçapanı
Belarusian: Жоўтая пліска
Bulgarian: Жълта стърчиопашка
Bengali: পশ্চিমা হলদেখঞ্জন
Breton: Ar gannerez relen penn glas
Catalan: cuereta groga
Catalan (Balears): Xàtxero groc
Czech: konipas luční
Welsh: Siglen felen
Danish: Gul Vipstjert
German: Schafstelze, Wiesenschafstelze
Maldivian: Fenfoah Dhooni
Greek: Κιτρινοσουσουράδα
English: Western Yellow Wagtail, Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. plexa], Yellow Wagtail
Esperanto: flava motacilo
Spanish: Lavandera Boyera
Spanish (Honduras): Bisbita acuática
Spanish (Mexico): Bisbita Americana
Estonian: hänilane
Basque: Lare-buztanikara
Persian: دم‌جنبانک شکم‌زرد
Finnish: keltavästäräkki
Faroese: Gulerla
French: Bergeronnette printanière, Bergeronnette printanière [incl. plexa]
Frisian: Giel Boumantsje
Irish: Glasóg Bhuí
Gaelic: Breac Buidhe
Galician: Lavandeira marela
Manx: Skibbag wuigh
Hebrew: נחליאלי צהוב
Croatian: Žuta Pastirica
Hungarian: sárga billegető
Armenian: Դեղին խաղտտնիկ
Indonesian: Kicuit kerbau
Icelandic: Gulerla
Italian: Cutrettola
Japanese (romaji): tsume-naga sekirei
Japanese: ツメナガセキレイ
Japanese (Kanji): 爪長鶺鴒
Georgian: ყვითელი ბოლოქანქარა
Khakas: Сарығ ызығас
Kazakh: Сары шақшақай
Kazakh (Transliteration): sarı şaqşaqay
Korean: 긴발톱할미새
Korean (Transliteration): gin-baltop-halmi-sae
Cornish: Stenor penglas
Scientific: Motacilla flava, Motacilla flava [incl. plexa], Motacilla flava flava, Motacilla tschutschensis, Motacilla tschutschensis tschutschensis
Luxembourgish: Wisepanewippchen
Lithuanian: geltonoji kielė
Latvian: dzeltenā cielava
Macedonian: жолта тресиопашка
Mongolian: Ногоон цэгцгий
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠨᠣᠭᠣᠭᠠᠨ ᠴᠡᠭᠴᠡᠭᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠰᠢᠷ᠎ᠠ ᠴᠡᠭᠴᠡᠬᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Шар цэгцхий
Mongolian (Transliteration): nogooŋ tsegtsgii
Malay: Burung Kedidi Kuning
Maltese: Isfar
Nepali: पहेलोे टिकटिके
Dutch: Gele Kwikstaart
Norwegian: Gulerle
Polish: pliszka zólta, pliszka żółta
Pinyin: huáng jílíng
Portuguese: alvéola-amarela
Romansh: Ballacua da pastgira
Romanian: Codobatură galbenă
Russian: Желтая трясогузка, Жёлтая трясогузка
Sardinian: Madischedda
Scots: Breac buidhe
Northern Sami: Fiskesbeštor
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Kaha Halapenda
Slovak: trasochvost žltý
Slovenian: rumena pastirica
Albanian: Bishtatundësi i verdhë
Serbian: žuta pliska
Swedish: gulärla
Swahili: Tikisa Njano
Tamil: கருந்தலை மஞ்சள் வாலாட்டி
Thai: นกเด้าลมเหลือง
Thai (Transliteration): nók dâw-lom lĕuaŋ
Turkish: Сары шақшақай
Tuvinian: Сайлык
Ukrainian: Жовта плиска
Vietnamese: Chìa vôi vàng
Chinese: 西黄鹡鸰
Chinese (Traditional): 西方黃鶺鴒
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 黃鶺鴒
Chinese (Taiwan): 黃鶺鴒