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Western Yellow Wagtail
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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Passeriformes
Family:
Motacillidae
Genus:
Motacilla
Scientific:
Motacilla flava
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:
5983D6776C4C4F85
Avibase ID:
avibase-5983D677
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5983D677
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178483
Geographic range:
- Motacilla flava flava: S Scandinavia to c Europe, and Ural Mts.; >sub-Saharan Africa
- Motacilla flava beema: Russia to w Siberia, n Kazakhstan and Altai; >e Africa, India
- Motacilla flava cinereocapilla: Italy, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Slovenia; >w-c Africa
- Motacilla flava pygmaea: Egypt (delta and s along Nile River)
- Motacilla flava iberiae: SW France, Iberian Pen. and nw Africa; >w and n-c Africa
- Motacilla flava leucocephala: NW Mongolia to nw China and adj. USSR; >mostly in India
- Motacilla flava flavissima: Britain and adj. coastal Europe; >Africa
- Motacilla flava lutea: Lower Volga R basin to Kazakhstan; >Africa, Indian subcontinent
- Motacilla flava [feldegg or melanogrisea]: Balkans to Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan; >e Africa, s Asia
- Motacilla flava thunbergi: Scandinavia to nw Siberia; >sub-Saharan Africa,s and SE Asia
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Source: Clements checklist
Western Yellow Wagtail
Catalan:
Cuereta groga
Czech:
konipas luční
Danish:
Gul Vipstjert
German:
Schafstelze
Spanish:
Lavandera Boyera
Spanish (Spain):
Lavandera Boyera
Finnish:
keltavästäräkki
French:
Bergeronnette printanière
Croatian:
Žuta Pastirica
Hungarian:
sárga billegető
Icelandic:
Gulerla
Italian:
Cutrettola
Japanese (romaji):
nishitsumenagasekirei
Japanese:
ニシツメナガセキレイ
Lithuanian:
Geltonoji kielė
Dutch:
Gele Kwikstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gulerle
Norwegian:
Gulerle
Polish:
pliszka żółta
Portuguese:
alvéola-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal):
Alvéola-amarela
Russian:
Жёлтая трясогузка
Slovak:
trasochvost žltý
Serbian:
žuta pliska
Swedish:
gulärla
Ukrainian:
Плиска жовта
Chinese:
西黄鹡鸰
Chinese (Traditional):
西方黃鶺鴒
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow Wagtail [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima, macronyx, taivana] ( Motacilla flava [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima, macronyx, taivana]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow Wagtail [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima, macronyx, taivana] ( Motacilla flava [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima, macronyx, taivana]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow Wagtail [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima, macronyx, taivana] ( Motacilla flava [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima, macronyx, taivana]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Bergeronnette printanière ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Motacilla [flava or tschutschensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Geelkwikkie
Arabic: أبو فصادة أصفر غربي, راعية الخيل الصفراء
Asturian: Bruxa Mariella, Llavandera llendadora
Azerbaijani: sarı çaydaçalan, Sarı çaydaçapan, Sarı çaydaçapanı, sarı quyruqsallayan, sarı titrəkquyruq
Bashkir: һары кәмәрсек, һары сәпсек
Belarusian: Жоўтая плiска, Жоўтая пліска, Пліска жоўтая
Bulgarian: Жълта стърчиопашка
Bengali: পশ্চিমা হলদেখঞ্জন
Breton: Ar gannerez relen penn glas, Kannerez velen penn glas
Catalan: Cuereta groga
Catalan (Balears): Xàtxero groc
Montenegrin: žuta pastirica, жута пастирица
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): жута пастирица
Czech: konipas luční, Konipas luční (středoevropský)
Chuvash: сарă пăрчăкан
Welsh: Siglen benlas, Siglen felen
Danish: Gul Vipstjert
German: Schafstelze, Wiesenschafstelze
Maldivian: Fenfoah Dhooni
Greek: Κιτριvoσoυσoυράδα, Κιτρινοσουσουράδα
English: Blue-headed Wagtail, Western Yellow Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima, macronyx, taivana]
English, HBW: Western Yellow Wagtail
English (IOC): Western Yellow Wagtail
English (Kenya): Western Yellow Wagtail
English (United States): Western Yellow Wagtail
Esperanto: flava motacilo
Spanish: Lavandera Boyera
Spanish (Spain): Lavandera Boyera
Spanish (HBW): Western Yellow Wagtail
Spanish (Honduras): Bisbita acuática
Spanish (Mexico): Bisbita Americana, Lavandera Amarilla Occidental
Estonian: hänilane, lambahänilane
Basque: Lare-buztanikara, Larre-buztanikara
Persian: دم جنبانک شکم زرد, دمجنبانک شکمزرد
Finnish: keltavästäräkki
Faroese: Gulerla
French: Bergeronnette printanière, Bergeronnette printanière [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima, macronyx, taivana]
Friulian: armentaresse, bandule
Frisian: Giel Boumantsje, Giele Wipsturt
Irish: Glasóg Bhuí, Glasóg cheannghorm
Gaelic: Breac Buidhe, Breacan buidhe
Galician: Lavandeira amarela, Lavandeira marela
Manx: Skibbag chione-gorrym, Skibbag Wuigh
Hebrew: נחליאלי צהוב
Croatian: Plavoglava pastirica, Žuta Pastirica
Hungarian: sárga billegető
Armenian: Դեղին Խաղտտնիկ
Indonesian: Burung Kicuit Kerbau, Kicuit kerbau
Icelandic: Gulerla
Italian: Cutrettola, Cutrettola comune
Japanese (romaji): nishitsumenagasekirei, tsume-naga sekirei
Japanese: ツメナガセキレイ, ニシツメナガセキレイ
Japanese (Kanji): 爪長鶺鴒
Georgian: ყვითელი ბოლოქანქალა, ყვითელი ბოლოქანქარა
Kara-Kalpak: сары шымшық
Kabardian: мывэкӀэпысгъуэжь
Mongolian, Halh: шар цэгцгий
Khakas: Сарығ ызығас
Kazakh: сары қаратамақ торғай, Сары шақшақай
Kazakh (Transliteration): sarı şaqşaqay
Korean: 긴발톱할미새, 서양긴발톱할미새
Korean (Transliteration): gin-baltop-halmi-sae
Karachay-Balkar: сабан чыпчыкъ, сабанчыпчыкъ, сары сабан чыпчыкъ, сары сабанчыпчакъ
North Karelian: keltaväistäräkki
Cornish: Stenor melen, Stenor penglas
Kirghiz: сары жылкычы кучкач, сары жылкычы чымчык
Scientific: Budytes perconfusus, Budytes taivana, Motacilla flava, Motacilla flava [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima, macronyx, taivana], Motacilla flava flava, Motacilla flava taivana, Motacilla tschutschensis, Motacilla tschutschensis taivana, Motacilla tschutschensis tschutschensis, Motacilla verna
Luxembourgish: Giele Panewippchen, Wisepanewippchen
Lithuanian: Geltonoji kiele, Geltonoji kielė
Latvian: Dzeltenā cielava
Macedonian: Жолта тресиопашка
Malayalam: മഞ്ഞ വാലുകുലുക്കി
Mongolian: Ногоон цэгцгий, Өрнийн шар цэгцгий, Шар цэгцгий, шар цэгцүүхэий, шар цэгцхий
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠨᠣᠭᠣᠭᠠᠨ ᠴᠡᠭᠴᠡᠭᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠰᠢᠷᠠ ᠴᠡᠭᠴᠡᠬᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Шар цэгцхий
Mongolian (Transliteration): nogooŋ tsegtsgii, shar tsegtsgii, shar tsegtskhii
Moldavian: Codobatură galbenă
Marathi: पिवळा धोबी
Malay: Burung Kedidi Kuning, Burung Pipit Kuning
Maltese: ċappamosk, ċappamoski, Isfar, zakak isfar
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): шар цэгцүүхэий, шар цэгцхий
Nepali: पहेलोे टिकटिके
Dutch: Gele Kwikstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gulerle
Norwegian: Gulerle
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): peiboi, peiboin, peiboit
Polish: pliszka zólta, pliszka żółta
Pinyin: huáng chànr (zhànr?), huáng dàn-dàn, huáng jílíng, huáng mǎlán-huā
Portuguese: alvéola-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal): Alvéola-amarela
Romansh: Ballacua da pastgira
Rhaeto-Romance: Ballacua da pastgira
Romanian: Codobatură galbenă
Russian: Желтая трясогузка, Жёлтая трясогузка , Плиска, Трясогузка желтая
Yakut: араҕас сылгы чыычааҕа, араҕас сылгычыай
Sardinian: Madischedda
Scots: Breac buidhe
Northern Sami: Fiskesbeštor, Lullifiskesbeštor
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
Turkmen: goýunguş
Turkish: Sarı Kuyruksallayan, Сары шақшақай
Tatar: сары сиртмәкойрык
Tuvinian: Сайлык
Udmurt: силѐӝикан, ӵуж чечег, шайпала, шайпапа
Ukrainian: Жовта плиска, Плиска жовта
Uzbek: сариқ жибилажибон, сариқ жиблажибон
Vietnamese: Chìa vôi vàng, Chim Chìa vôi vàng
Kalmyk: шар дагҗу
Chinese: 西黄鹡鸰, 黄旦旦, 黄颤儿, 黄马兰花, 黄鹡鸰
Chinese (Traditional): 西方黃鶺鴒, 黃顫兒, 黃馬蘭花, 黃鶺鴒, 黄旦旦, 黄顫兒, 黄馬蘭花, 黄鶺鴒
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 黃鶺鴒
Chinese (Taiwan): 黄鹡鸰
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