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Western Yellow Wagtail [Black-headed]
Motacilla flava [feldegg or melanogrisea] (= Motacilla flava feldegg) Michahelles, K 1830
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Passeriformes
Family:
Motacillidae
Genus:
Motacilla
Scientific:
Motacilla flava feldegg
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Motacillidae
Genus:
Motacilla
Scientific:
Motacilla flava feldegg
Original description
Citation:
Michahelles, K 1830
Reference:
Isis
23, Heft 11 col. 812
Protonym:
Motacilla Feldegg
Type locality:
near Spalato, southern Dalmatia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87982#page/428/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
8995B8DE4C179D43
Avibase ID:
avibase-8995B8DE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8995B8DE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 920815
Geographic range:
- Motacilla flava [feldegg or melanogrisea]: Balkans to Türkiye, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan; winters to eastern Africa and southern Asia
Source: Clements checklist
Western Yellow Wagtail [Black-headed]
Catalan:
Cuereta groga (feldegg)
Czech:
konipas luční (ssp. feldegg)
Danish:
Gul Vipstjert, Sorthovedet (ssp. feldegg)
German:
Schafstelze (Maskenschafstelze)
Spanish:
Lavandera Boyera (feldegg)
Spanish (Spain):
Lavandera boyera (feldegg)
Finnish:
keltavästäräkki (feldegg)
French:
Bergeronnette printanière [feldegg]
Croatian:
Žuta pastirica (crnoglava)
Hungarian:
Kucsmás billegető (feketefejű)
Icelandic:
Gulerla (feldegg)
Italian:
Cutrettola (feldegg)
Japanese (romaji):
nishitsumenagasekirei (feldegg)
Japanese:
ニシツメナガセキレイ（feldegg）
Lithuanian:
Geltonoji kielė (feldegg)
Dutch:
Balkankwikstaart
Norwegian:
gulerle (feldegg) (svarthodet gulerle)
Polish:
pliszka czarnogłowa (M.f. feldegg)
Portuguese (Portugal):
alvéola-amarela (feldegg)
Russian:
Жёлтая трясогузка (Черноголовая)
Slovak:
trasochvost čiernohlavý (skup.)
Serbian:
Crnoglava žuta pliska
Swedish:
gulärla (feldegg)
Ukrainian:
Плиска жовта (чорноголова; підвид feldegg)
Chinese:
西黄鹡鸰（黑头）
Chinese (Traditional):
西黄鹡鸰（黑头）
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western Yellow Wagtail [Black-headed] ( Motacilla flava [feldegg or melanogrisea]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Western Yellow Wagtail [Black-headed] ( Motacilla flava [feldegg or melanogrisea]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Western Yellow Wagtail [Black-headed] ( Motacilla flava [feldegg or melanogrisea]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-headed Wagtail ( Motacilla feldegg) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-headed Wagtail ( Motacilla feldegg) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-headed Wagtail ( Motacilla feldegg) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-headed Wagtail ( Motacilla feldegg) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-headed Wagtail ( Motacilla feldegg) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western Yellow Wagtail [Black-headed] ( Motacilla flava [feldegg or melanogrisea]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western Yellow Wagtail [Black-headed] ( Motacilla flava [feldegg or melanogrisea]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Western Yellow Wagtail [Black-headed] ( Motacilla flava [feldegg or melanogrisea]) |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Motacilla flava feldegg [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Motacilla flava feldegg [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Motacilla flava feldegg [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Motacilla flava feldegg [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Motacilla flava feldegg [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Motacilla flava feldegg [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Western Yellow Wagtail (Black-headed) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.52: Western Yellow Wagtail (Black-headed) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.53: Western Yellow Wagtail (Black-headed) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.54: Western Yellow Wagtail (Black-headed) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Western Yellow Wagtail (Black-headed) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Western Yellow Wagtail (Black-headed) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Western Yellow Wagtail (Black-headed) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg) ( Motacilla flava feldegg) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Motacilla flava feldegg [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Motacilla flava
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Swartkopgeelkwikkie
Arabic: أبو فصادة أصفر غربي (feldegg)
Asturian: Llavandera llendadora (feldegg)
Azerbaijani: Sarı çaydaçapan (feldegg yarımnövü), Sarıalın çaydaçapan, Sarıbel (Sarıalın) çaydaçapan, Sarıbel çaydaçapan
Belarusian: Чорнагаловая жоўтая пліска
Bulgarian: Балканска жълта стърчиопашка, Жълта стърчиопашка (ssp. feldegg)
Breton: Kannerez velen penn du
Catalan: Cuereta groga (feldegg), Cuereta groga balcànica
Czech: K. l. předoasijský , konipas luční (ssp. feldegg), Konipas lucní predoasijský, Konipas luční předoasijský
Welsh: Siglen benddu
Danish: Gul Vipstjert, Sorthovedet (ssp. feldegg), Sorthovedet Vipstjert
German: Maskenschafstelze, Maskenstelze, Schafstelze (Maskenschafstelze), Schafstelze-feldegg
Greek: Κιτρινοσουσουράδα (feldegg), Μαυρoκέφαλη σoυσoυράδα, Μαυροκέφαλος Ζευκαλάτης
Greek (Cypriot): Μαυροκέφαλος Ζευκαλάτης
English: Black-headed Wagtail, Black-headed Yellow Wagtail, Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Western Yellow Wagtail (Black-headed), Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg), Western Yellow Wagtail [Black-headed], Yellow wagtail
English, HBW: Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg)
English (IOC): Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg)
English (United States): Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg)
Esperanto: Nigrakapa flava motacilo
Spanish: Lavandera Boyera (feldegg), Lavandera Boyera balcánica
Spanish (Spain): Lavandera Boyera (feldegg)
Spanish (HBW): Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg)
Spanish (Mexico): Lavandera Amarilla Occidental (feldegg)
Estonian: mustpea-hänilane
Basque: Larre-buztanikara (feldegg)
Persian: دم جنبانک شکم زرد (feldegg)
Finnish: keltavästäräkki (feldegg)
French: Bergeronette à tête noire, Bergeronnette à tête noire, Bergeronnette des Balkans, Bergeronnette mélanocéphale, Bergeronnette printanière (à tête noire), Bergeronnette printanière (feldegg), Bergeronnette printanière [à tête noire], Bergeronnette printanière [feldegg], Bergeronnette printanière à tête noire , Bergeronnnette des Balkans
Irish: Glasóg cheanndubh, Glasóg dhúcheannach
Galician: Lavandeira amarela (feldegg), Lavandeira amarela balcánica
Manx: Skibbag chione-doo
Hebrew: נחליאלי צהוב שחור-ראש
Croatian: Crnoglava pastirica, Žuta pastirica (crnoglava)
Hungarian: Kucsmás billegeto, Kucsmás billegető , Kucsmás billegető (feketefejű), Kucsmás sargá billegető
Armenian: Դեղին խաղտտնիկ (ֆելդեգ)
Icelandic: Gulerla (feldegg)
Italian: Cutrettola (feldegg), Cutrettola capinera
Japanese (romaji): nishitsumenagasekirei (feldegg)
Japanese: ニシツメナガセキレイ (feldegg), ニシツメナガセキレイ（feldegg）
Kazakh: Қарабас шақшақай, Сарымандай шақшақай
Korean: 서양긴발톱할미새 (feldegg)
Scientific: Budytes feldegg, Budytes flava feldegg, Motacila flava feldegg, Motacilla feldegg, Motacilla flava [feldegg or melanogrisea], Motacilla flava [feldegg], Motacilla flava feldegg, Motacilla morealis feldegg
Luxembourgish: Balkanpanewippchen
Lithuanian: Geltonoji kielė (feldegg)
Latvian: Melngalvas cielava
Dutch: Balkankwikstaart, Kaspische Gele Kwikstaart
Norwegian: Gulerle (feldegg), gulerle (feldegg) (svarthodet gulerle), Gulerle, underarten feldegg, Svarthodet gulerle
Polish: pliszka czarnoglowa, pliszka czarnogłowa, pliszka czarnogłowa (M.f. feldegg)
Portuguese: Alvéola-amarela-balcânica
Portuguese (Portugal): alvéola-amarela (feldegg), Alvéola-amarela-balcânica
Rhaeto-Romance: Ballacua dal chau nair
Romanian: Codobatură cu cap negru
Russian: Жёлтая трясогузка (Черноголовая), Трясогузка черноголовая, Черноголовая трясогузка
Slovak: trasochvost čiernohlavý, trasochvost čiernohlavý (skup.)
Slovenian: Črnoglava rumena pastirica, Rumena pastirica (feldegg)
Albanian: Bishtatundësi kokëzi
Serbian: Crnoglava pliska, Crnoglava žuta pliska
Swedish: gulärla (feldegg)
Turkish: Karabaş Kuyruksallayan, Maskeli kuyruksallayan, Sarı Kuyruksallayan (feldegg)
Ukrainian: Плиска жовта (чорноголова; підвид feldegg), Плиска чорноголова , Чорноголова плиска
Chinese: 西黄鹡鸰（黑头）
Chinese (Traditional): 西黄鹡鸰（黑头）
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