Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)

This taxon is a subspecies of Motacilla flava

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Donkerkopgeelkwikkie, Gryskopgeelkwikkie
Arabic: أبو فصادة أصفر غربي (thunbergi)
Asturian: Llavandera llendadora (thunbergi)
Azerbaijani: Sarı çaydaçapan (thunbergi yarımnövü)
Belarusian: Паўночная жоўтая пліска
Bulgarian: Жълта стърчиопашка (ssp. thunbergi)
Breton: Kannerez velen an norzh
Catalan: Cuereta groga (thunbergi), Cuereta groga escandinava
Czech: konipas luční (ssp. thunbergi), konipas luční severoevropský
Welsh: Siglen benllwyd
Danish: Gul Vipstjert, Nordlig (ssp. thunbergi), Nordlig gul vipstjert
German: Schafstelze (Thunberg-Schafstelze), Schafstelze-thunbergi, Thunbergschafstelze, Wiesenschafstelze (thunbergi)
Greek: Κιτρινοσουσουράδα (thunbergi), Σταχτoκέφαλη κιτριvoσoυσoυράδα
English: Gray-headed Wagtail, Grey-headed Wagtail, Grey-headed Wagtail (nominate), Western Yellow Wagtail (Gray-headed ), Western Yellow Wagtail (Gray-headed), Western Yellow Wagtail (Grey-headed Wagtail), Western Yellow Wagtail (thunbergi)
English, HBW: Western Yellow Wagtail (thunbergi)
English (IOC): Western Yellow Wagtail (thunbergi)
English (United States): Western Yellow Wagtail (thunbergi)
Esperanto: Norda flava motacilo
Spanish: Lavandera Boyera (thunbergi), Lavandera boyera escandinava
Spanish (Spain): Lavandera Boyera (thunbergi)
Spanish (HBW): Western Yellow Wagtail (thunbergi)
Spanish (Mexico): Lavandera Amarilla Occidental (thunbergi)
Estonian: Põhjahänilane
Basque: Larre-buztanikara (thunbergi)
Persian: دم‌ جنبانک شکم ‌زرد (thunbergi)
Finnish: keltavästäräkki (alalaji thunbergi), keltavästäräkki (thunbergi)
French: Bergeronette nordique, Bergeronnette à tête grise, Bergeronnette à tête grise (nominal), Bergeronnette à tête grise (nominale), Bergeronnette à tête grise (race nominale), Bergeronnette printanière (à tête grise), Bergeronnette printanière (thunbergi)
Frisian: Noardsk boumantsje
Irish: Glasóg liathcheannach
Galician: Lavandeira amarela (thunbergi), Lavandeira amarela escandinava
Hebrew: נחליאלי צהוב (thunbergi)
Croatian: Sjeverna pastirica, Žuta pastirica (sivoglava)
Hungarian: Északi sárga billegető, Sárga billegető (szürkeféjű)
Armenian: Դեղին խաղտտնիկ (թունբերգի)
Icelandic: Gulerla (thunbergi)
Italian: Cutrettola (thunbergi), Cutrettola nordica
Japanese (romaji): nishitsumenagasekirei (thunbergi)
Japanese: ニシツメナガセキレイ (thunbergi), ニシツメナガセキレイ（thunbergi）
Kabardian: Ищхъэрэ мывэкӀэпысгъуэжь
Korean: 서양긴발톱할미새 (thunbergi)
Scientific: Budytes flava thunbergi, Budytes thunbergi alakulensis, Motacila flava thunbergi, Motacilla flava thunbergi, Motacilla morealis thunbergi, Motacilla Thunbergi, Motacilla thunbergi thunbergi
Luxembourgish: Nordesche Panewippchen
Lithuanian: Geltonoji kielė (thunbergi), Šiaurinė geltonoji kielė
Latvian: Ziemeļu cielava, Ziemeļu dzeltenā cielava
Dutch: Noordse Kwikstaart
Norwegian: gulerle (thunbergi) (såerle), Såerle
Polish: pliszka tundrowa, pliszka tundrowa (M.f. thunbergi)
Portuguese: Alvéola-amarela-escandinava
Portuguese (Portugal): alvéola-amarela (thunbergi), Alvéola-amarela-escandinava
Rhaeto-Romance: Ballacua nordica
Russian: Жёлтая трясогузка (thunbergi), Северная жёлтая трясогузка
Northern Sami: Davvifiskesbeštor
Slovak: Trasochvost severský, trasochvost severský (skup.)
Slovenian: Rumena pastirica (thunbergi), Skandinavska rumena pastirica
Serbian: Severna žuta pliska, Žuta pliska (thunbergi)
Swedish: gulärla (thunbergi), Nordlig gulärla
Turkish: İskandinav sarı kuyruksallayan, Sarı Kuyruksallayan (thunbergi)
Ukrainian: Плиска жовта (підвид thunbergi), Плиска жовта тундрова
Chinese: 西方黃鶺鴒(灰頭), 西黄鹡鸰（眼后白点）
Chinese (Traditional): 西方黃鶺鴒(灰頭)