Motacilla flava [thunbergi or plexa] (Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi or plexa])

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Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi or plexa]

Motacilla flava [thunbergi or plexa] (= Motacilla flava thunbergi) Billberg, GJ 1828

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Billberg, GJ 1828

Reference:
Synops. Faunae Scandinav. 1, tab. A p.50

Protonym:
Motacilla Thunbergi

Type locality:
Lapland.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137828#page/53/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
8D33AF385438653E

Avibase ID:
avibase-8D33AF38

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8D33AF38

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 920823

Geographic range:

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

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi or plexa]
French:
Bergeronnette printanière [thunbergi ou plexa]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi or plexa] ( Motacilla flava [thunbergi or plexa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi or plexa] ( Motacilla flava [thunbergi or plexa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi or plexa] ( Motacilla flava [thunbergi or plexa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi or plexa] ( Motacilla flava [thunbergi or plexa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi or plexa] ( Motacilla flava [thunbergi or plexa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi or plexa] ( Motacilla flava [thunbergi or plexa])
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 5]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Motacilla flava [incl. plexa]

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