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Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx]

Motacilla flava [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx] (= 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:
  9D9CEF0A53A9442B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9D9CEF0A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9D9CEF0A

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 macronyx: Ussuriland to northeastern Mongolia and central Manchuria; winters to southeastern Asia and southeastern China
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx]
French:
Bergeronnette printanière [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx] ( Motacilla flava [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx] ( Motacilla flava [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx] ( Motacilla flava [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Grey-headed Wagtail ( Motacilla thunbergi) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Grey-headed Wagtail ( Motacilla thunbergi) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Grey-headed Wagtail ( Motacilla thunbergi) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Grey-headed Wagtail ( Motacilla thunbergi) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Grey-headed Wagtail ( Motacilla thunbergi) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx] ( Motacilla flava [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx] ( Motacilla flava [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx] ( Motacilla flava [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx])
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
Motacilla flava thunbergi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Motacilla flava [incl. angarensis, macronyx, simillima, zaissanensis and taivana]

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Catalan: Cuereta groga escandinava
Czech: K. l. severoevropský , Konipas luční severoevropský
Danish: Nordlig Gul Vipstjert
German: Nordische Schafstelze, Schafstelze-thunbergi
Greek: Γκριζοκέφαλος Ζευκαλάτης
Greek (Cypriot): Γκριζοκέφαλος Ζευκαλάτης
English: Dark-headed Wagtail, Gray-headed Wagtail, Gray-headed Yellow Wagtail, Grey-headed Wagtail, Greyheaded Yellow Wagtail, Grey-headed Yellow Wagtail, Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx], Yellow wagtail
Esperanto: Norda flava motacilo
Spanish: Lavandera Boyera escandinava
Estonian: põhjahänilane
French: Bergeronnette à tête grise, Bergeronnette nordique, Bergeronnette printanière [à tête grise], Bergeronnette printanière [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx], Bergeronnette printanière nordique
Hungarian: Északi billegető
Scientific: Budytes flava thunbergi, Budytes nigrocapilla, Motacila flava thunbergi, Motacilla flava [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx], Motacilla flava borealis, Motacilla flava thunbergi, Motacilla morealis thunbergi, Motacilla thunbergi
Luxembourgish: Nordesche Panewippchen
Dutch: Noordse Gele Kwikstaart, Noordse Kwikstaart
Norwegian: Gulerle (thunbergi), Gulerle, underarten thunbergi
Polish: pliszka tundrowa
Slovak: trasochvost severský
Serbian: žuta pastirica

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