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Forest Wagtail

Dendronanthus indicus (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The forest wagtail is a medium-sized passerine bird in the wagtail family Motacillidae. It has a distinctive plumage that sets it apart from other wagtails and has the habit of wagging its tail sideways unlike the usual up and down movements of the other wagtail species. It is the only wagtail species that nests in trees. They are found mainly in forested habitats, breeding in the temperate parts of east Asia and wintering across tropical Asia from India to Indonesia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Motacillidae
Genus:
   Dendronanthus
Scientific:
  Dendronanthus indicus

Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.962

Protonym:
  Motacilla indica

Type locality:
  India.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656517#page/463/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8E872FAA9B847CEE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8E872FAA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8E872FAA

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559715

Geographic range:

  • Dendronanthus indicus: Russian Far East to southeastern China and southern Japan; winters to southern and southeastern Asia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Forest Wagtail
Catalan:
cuereta forestal
Czech:
konipas lesní
Danish:
Skovvipstjert
German:
Baumstelze
Spanish:
Lavandera Forestal
Spanish (Spain):
Lavandera Forestal
Finnish:
metsävästäräkki
French:
Bergeronnette de forêt
Croatian:
šumska pastirica
Hungarian:
erdei billegető
Icelandic:
Skógarerla
Italian:
Ballerina di foresta
Japanese (romaji):
iwamisekirei
Japanese:
イワミセキレイ
Lithuanian:
Medlaipė kielė
Dutch:
Boomkwikstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skogerle
Norwegian:
Skogerle
Polish:
pliszka leśna
Portuguese:
Alvéola-da-floresta
Portuguese (Portugal):
alvéola-florestal
Russian:
Древесная трясогузка
Slovak:
trasochvost lesný
Serbian:
Šumska pliska
Swedish:
trädärla
Ukrainian:
Плиска деревна
Chinese:
山鹡鸰
Chinese (Traditional):
山鶺鴒

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bergeronnette de forêt ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bergeronnette de forêt ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 1st edition:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements, version 2021:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements, version 2022:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements, version 2023:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements, version 2024:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 4th edition:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 6th edition:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements, version 2015:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements, version 2016:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements, version 2017:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements, version 2018:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Clements, version 2019:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 1.50:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 1.52:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 1.53:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 1.54:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 1.55:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 2015:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 2016:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 2017:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 2018:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 2019:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 2021:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 2022:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 2023:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
eBird version 2024:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Oriental Bird Club:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Dendronanthus indicus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Dendronanthus indicus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Dendronanthus indicus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Forest Wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dendronanthus indicus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dendronanthus indicus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: ağac çaydaçapanı
Belarusian: Дрэвавая пліска
Bulgarian: Дървесна стърчиопашка
Bengali: বন খঞ্জন
Catalan: cuereta forestal
Czech: konipas lesní, Konipas pralesní
Welsh: Siglen goedwig
Danish: Skovvipstjert
German: Baumstelze
Greek: Δεvτρoσoυσoυράδα
English: Forest Wagtail, Tree Wagtail
English, HBW: Forest Wagtail
English (IOC): Forest Wagtail
English (United States): Forest Wagtail
Esperanto: Arbarmotacilo, Dendronanto, Hinda dendronanto
Spanish: Lavandera de los Bosques, Lavandera Forestal
Spanish (Spain): Lavandera Forestal
Spanish (HBW): Lavandera forestal
Estonian: võravästrik
Persian: دم ‌جنبانک جنگلی, دم‌جنبانک جنگلی, ىڇػىجبوټ ػىڂچي
Finnish: Metsävästäräkki
French: Bergeronnette de forêt
Frisian: Beamboumantsje
Irish: Glasóg na foraoise
Galician: Lavandeira bilistada
Hebrew: נחליאלי היערות
Croatian: šumska pastirica
Hungarian: erdei billegető
Indonesian: Burung Kicuit Hutan, Entut leuncang hutan, Kicuit hutan
Icelandic: Skógarerla
Italian: Ballerina di foresta
Japanese (romaji): iwami sekirei, iwamisekirei, Iwami-sekirei
Japanese: イワミセキレイ
Japanese (Kanji): 石見鶺鴒
Mongolian, Halh: модны цөгцгий, модны цэгцгий
Korean: 물레새
Korean (Transliteration): mul-le-sae
Kirghiz: даракчыл жылкычы чымчык
Scientific: Budytanthus torquatus, Dendronanthus indicus, Motacilla indica
Lithuanian: Medlaipė kielė
Latvian: meža cielava
Macedonian: Шумска тресиопашка
Malayalam: കാട്ടുവാലുകുലുക്കി, കാട്ടുവാലുകുലുക്കി 
Mongolian: Модны цөгцгий, Модны цэгцгий, уулан цэгцүүхэй, уулын цэгцхий
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠮᠣᠳᠣᠨ ᠦ ᠴᠡᠭᠴᠡᠭᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠠᠭᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠦ ᠴᠡᠭᠴᠡᠬᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Уулын цэгцхий
Mongolian (Transliteration): modni tsögtsgii, uuliŋ tsegtskhii
Malay: Burung Kedidi Hutan, Burung Pipit Rimba, Kedidi Hutan
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): уулан цэгцүүхэй, уулын цэгцхий
Nepali: वन टिकटिके
Dutch: Boomkwikstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skogerle
Norwegian: Skogerle
Polish: Pliszka indyjska, pliszka lesna, pliszka leśna
Pinyin: guā guā yóu, lín jílíng, shān jílíng, shù jílíng
Portuguese: Alvéola-da-floresta
Portuguese (Portugal): alvéola-florestal
Rhaeto-Romance: Ballacua da guaud
Russian: Древесная трясогузка, Трясогузка древесная
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Wana-halapenda
Slovak: Trasochvost lesný
Slovenian: Gozdna pastirica
Serbian: Šumska pliska
Swedish: Trädärla
Tamil: கொடிக்கால் வாலாட்டி
Thai: นกเด้าลมดง
Thai (Transliteration): nók dâw-lom doŋ
Turkish: Orman incirkuşu, Orman Kuyruksallayanı
Ukrainian: Плиска деревна
Vietnamese: Chìa vôi rừng, Chim Chìa vôi rừng
Chinese: 刮刮油, 山鶺鴒, 山鹡鸰, 林鶺鴒, 林鹡鸰, 树鹡鸰
Chinese (Traditional): 刮刮油, 山鶺鴒, 林鶺鴒, 樹鶺鴒
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 山鶺鴒
Chinese (Taiwan): 山鹡鸰

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