Motacilla flava [incl. macronyx and taivana] (Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. macronyx and taivana])

Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. macronyx and taivana]

Motacilla flava [incl. macronyx and taivana] (= Motacilla flava) Linnaeus, 1758

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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Motacillidae
Genus:
  Motacilla

Scientific:
Motacilla flava

Citation:
Linnaeus, 1758

Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.185

Protonym:
Motacilla flava

Avibase ID:
A8E4CB3A28FC74D9

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A8E4CB3A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178483

Geographic range:

Motacilla flava flava: S Scandinavia to c Europe, and Ural Mts.; >sub-Saharan Africa
Motacilla flava beema: Russia to w Siberia, n Kazakhstan and Altai; >e Africa, India
Motacilla flava cinereocapilla: Italy, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Slovenia; >w-c Africa
Motacilla flava pygmaea: Egypt (delta and s along Nile River)
Motacilla flava iberiae: SW France, Iberian Pen. and nw Africa; >w and n-c Africa
Motacilla flava leucocephala: NW Mongolia to nw China and adj. USSR; >mostly in India
Motacilla flava flavissima: Britain and adj. coastal Europe; >Africa
Motacilla flava lutea: Lower Volga R basin to Kazakhstan; >Africa, Indian subcontinent
Motacilla flava [feldegg or melanogrisea]: Balkans to Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan; >e Africa, s Asia
Motacilla flava thunbergi: Scandinavia to nw Siberia; >sub-Saharan Africa,s and SE Asia
Motacilla tschutschensis macronyx: Ussuriland to ne Mongolia and c Manchuria; >SE Asia, se China
Motacilla tschutschensis taivana: SE Siberia to Sea of Okhotsk and n Japan; >s Asia, Indonesia
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. macronyx and taivana]
French:
Bergeronnette printanière [incl. macronyx et taivana]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. macronyx and taivana] ( Motacilla flava [incl. macronyx and taivana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow Wagtail [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima] ( Motacilla flava [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow Wagtail [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima] ( Motacilla flava [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow Wagtail [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima] ( Motacilla flava [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. macronyx and taivana] ( Motacilla flava [incl. macronyx and taivana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. macronyx and taivana] ( Motacilla flava [incl. macronyx and taivana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. macronyx and taivana] ( Motacilla flava [incl. macronyx and taivana])
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition: Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 3]
eBird version 1.50: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 3]
eBird version 1.52: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 3]
eBird version 1.53: Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Motacilla [flava or tschutschensis]

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Other synonyms

Afrikaans: Geelkwikkie
Arabic: راعية الخيل الصفراء
Asturian: Bruxa Mariella
Azerbaijani: Sarı çaydaçapanı
Belarusian: Жоўтая пліска
Bulgarian: Жълта стърчиопашка
Bengali: পশ্চিমা হলদেখঞ্জন
Breton: Ar gannerez relen penn glas
Catalan: Cuereta groga
Catalan (Balears): Xàtxero groc
Czech: konipas luční
Welsh: Siglen felen
Danish: Gul Vipstjert
German: Schafstelze
Maldivian: Fenfoah Dhooni
Greek: Κιτρινοσουσουράδα
English: Western Yellow Wagtail, Western Yellow Wagtail [incl. macronyx and taivana], Yellow Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima]
Esperanto: flava motacilo
Spanish: Lavandera Boyera
Spanish (Honduras): Bisbita acuática
Spanish (Mexico): Bisbita Americana
Estonian: Hänilane
Basque: Lare-buztanikara
Persian: دم‌جنبانک شکم‌زرد
Finnish: keltavästäräkki
Faroese: Gulerla
French: Bergeronnette printanière, Bergeronnette printanière [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima], Bergeronnette printanière [incl. macronyx et taivana]
Frisian: Giel Boumantsje
Irish: Glasóg Bhuí
Gaelic: Breac Buidhe
Galician: Lavandeira marela
Manx: Skibbag Wuigh
Hebrew: נחליאלי צהוב
Croatian: Žuta Pastirica
Hungarian: sárga billegető
Armenian: Դեղին Խաղտտնիկ
Indonesian: Burung Kicuit Kerbau, Kicuit kerbau
Icelandic: Gulerla
Italian: Cutrettola
Japanese (romaji): tsume-naga sekirei
Japanese: ツメナガセキレイ
Japanese (Kanji): 爪長鶺鴒
Georgian: ყვითელი ბოლოქანქალა, ყვითელი ბოლოქანქარა
Khakas: Сарығ ызығас
Kazakh: Сары шақшақай
Kazakh (Transliteration): sarı şaqşaqay
Korean: 긴발톱할미새
Korean (Transliteration): gin-baltop-halmi-sae
Cornish: Stenor penglas
Scientific: Budytes taivana, Motacilla flava, Motacilla flava [excl. tschutschensis, angarensis, simillima], Motacilla flava [incl. macronyx and taivana], Motacilla flava flava, Motacilla flava taivana, Motacilla tschutschensis, Motacilla tschutschensis taivana, Motacilla tschutschensis tschutschensis
Luxembourgish: Wisepanewippchen
Lithuanian: Geltonoji kiele
Latvian: Dzeltenā cielava
Macedonian: Жолта тресиопашка
Mongolian: Ногоон цэгцгий, Шар цэгцгий
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠨᠣᠭᠣᠭᠠᠨ ᠴᠡᠭᠴᠡᠭᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠰᠢᠷ᠎ᠠ ᠴᠡᠭᠴᠡᠬᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Шар цэгцхий
Mongolian (Transliteration): nogooŋ tsegtsgii, shar tsegtsgii, shar tsegtskhii
Malay: Burung Kedidi Kuning, Burung Pipit Kuning
Maltese: Isfar
Nepali: पहेलोे टिकटिके
Dutch: Gele Kwikstaart
Norwegian: Gulerle
Polish: pliszka zólta, pliszka żółta
Pinyin: huáng chànr (zhànr?), huáng dàn-dàn, huáng jílíng, huáng mǎlán-huā
Portuguese: Alvéola-amarela
Romansh: Ballacua da pastgira
Romanian: Codobatură galbenă
Russian: Желтая трясогузка, Плиска
Sardinian: Madischedda
Scots: Breac buidhe
Northern Sami: Fiskesbeštor
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Kaha Halapenda
Slovak: trasochvost žltý
Slovenian: rumena pastirica
Albanian: Bishtatundësi i verdhë
Serbian: žuta pliska
Swedish: Gulärla
Swahili: Tikisa Njano
Tamil: கருந்தலை மஞ்சள் வாலாட்டி
Thai: นกเด้าลมเหลือง
Thai (Transliteration): nók dâw-lom lĕuaŋ
Turkish: Sarı Kuyruksallayan, Сары шақшақай
Tuvinian: Сайлык
Ukrainian: Жовта плиска
Vietnamese: Chim Chìa vôi vàng
Chinese: 黄旦旦, 黄颤儿, 黄马兰花, 黄鹡鸰
Chinese (Traditional): 黃顫兒, 黃馬蘭花, 黃鶺鴒, 黄旦旦, 黄顫兒, 黄馬蘭花, 黄鶺鴒
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 黃鶺鴒
Chinese (Taiwan): 黄鹡鸰