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Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea Tunstall, M 1771

The grey wagtail is a member of the wagtail family, Motacillidae, measuring around 18–19 cm overall length. The species looks somewhat similar to the yellow wagtail but has the yellow on its underside restricted to the throat and vent. Breeding males have a black throat. The species is widely distributed, with several populations breeding in Eurosiberia and migrating to tropical regions in Asia and Africa. The species is always associated with running water when breeding, although they may use man-made structures near streams for the nest. Outside the breeding season, they may also be seen around lakes, coasts and other watery habitats. Like other wagtails, they frequently wag their tail and fly low with undulations and they have a sharp call that is often given in flight. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Motacillidae
Genus:
   Motacilla
Scientific:
  Motacilla cinerea


Original description

Citation:
  Tunstall, M 1771

Reference:
   Orn. Brit.

Protonym:
  Motacilla Cinerea

Type locality:
  no locality = Wycliffe, Yorkshire, England, fide Clancey, 1946.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49445#page/12/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  AE073221679039C2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-AE073221

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/AE073221


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 178480

Geographic range:

  • Motacilla cinerea [cinerea, canariensis, melanope or robusta]: breeds in Eurasia, from the Canary Islands, Europe, and northern Africa (Atlas Mountains) eastward to Siberia and Japan; winters to northern and eastern Africa, southern Asia, and southeastern Asia
  • Motacilla cinerea schmitzi: Madeira
  • Motacilla cinerea patriciae: Azores (Furnas and São Miguel)
English:
Grey Wagtail
Catalan:
cuereta torrentera
Czech:
konipas horský
Danish:
Bjergvipstjert
German:
Gebirgsstelze
Spanish:
Lavandera Cascadeña
Spanish (Spain):
Lavandera Cascadeña
Finnish:
virtavästäräkki
French:
Bergeronnette des ruisseaux
Croatian:
Gorska Pastirica
Hungarian:
hegyi billegető
Icelandic:
Straumerla
Italian:
Ballerina gialla
Japanese (romaji):
kisekirei
Japanese:
キセキレイ
Lithuanian:
Kalninė kielė
Dutch:
Grote Gele Kwikstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Vintererle
Norwegian:
Vintererle
Polish:
pliszka górska
Portuguese:
Alvéola-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal):
Alvéola-cinzenta
Russian:
Горная трясогузка
Slovak:
trasochvost horský
Serbian:
Potočna pliska
Swedish:
forsärla
Ukrainian:
Плиска гірська
Chinese:
灰鹡鸰
Chinese (Traditional):
灰鶺鴒


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bergeronnette des ruisseaux ( Motacilla cinerea) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Abkhazian: аДырганүыхә ҩеижь, аДырганүыхәаҩеижь
Afrikaans: Gryskwikkie
Arabic: أبوفصادة رمادي, الذعرة الرمادية, راعية الخيل الرمادية
Asturian: Llavandera real, Xingalrau
Azerbaijani: dağ çaydaçalanı, Dağ çaydaçapanı, dağ daşadöyəni, dağ quyruqsallayanı, dağ titrəkquyruğu
Bashkir: тау кәмәрсеге, тау сәпсеге
Belarusian: Гірська плиска, Горная пліска, Пліска горная, Сітаўка горная
Bulgarian: Планинска стърчиопашка
Bengali: মেটে খঞ্জন
Breton: Ar gannerez-dour, Kannerez louet
Catalan: Cuereta torrentera, Cueta groga, Xàtxero cendrós
Catalan (Balears): Xàtxero cendrós
Valencian: Cueta groga
Cebuano: bangkiyod
Montenegrin: potočna pastirica, поточна пастирица
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): поточна пастирица
Czech: Konipas horský
Chuvash: вăрман пăрчăканĕ
Welsh: Brith y fuches lwyd, Siglen las, Siglen llwyd, Siglen lwyd, Tinsigl lwyd
Danish: Bjergvipstjert
German: Bergstelze, Gebiergsstelze, Gebirgsstelze, Gebirgstelze
Greek: Ποταμοζευκαλάτης, Σταχτoσoυσoυράδα, Σταχτοσουσουράδα
Greek (Cypriot): Ποταμοζευκαλάτης
Emiliano-romagnolo: Buvarena
English: European Gray Wagtail, European Grey Wagtail, Gray Wagtail, Grey Wagtail
English, HBW: Grey Wagtail
English (IOC): Grey Wagtail
English (Kenya): Grey Wagtail
English (United States): Gray Wagtail
Esperanto: montarmotacilo
Spanish: Lavandera Cascadeña, Lavandera de cascada
Spanish (Spain): Lavandera Cascadeña
Spanish (HBW): Lavandera cascadeña
Estonian: Jõgivästrik
Basque: Buztanikara hori, Buztanikara horia, Buztinikara hori, Cuereta torrentera
Persian: دم‌ جنبانک خاکستری, دم‌جنبانک خاکستری
Finnish: Virtavästäräkki, Vuorivästäräkki
Faroese: Áarerla
French: Bergeronnette boarule, Bergeronnette des ruisseaux
Friulian: scjassecudule
Frisian: Winterboumantsje
Irish: Glasóg cheannliath, Glasóg Liath
Gaelic: Breac Bain tighearna, Breacan baintighearna, Breacan-Baintighearna
Galician: Cuereta torrentera , Lavandeira real
Manx: Skibbag ghlass, Skibbag ny mulleeyn, Ushag Ghlass
Hebrew: נחליאלי אפור, נחליאלי זנבתן
Croatian: Gorska Pastirica, Gorska pliska
Hungarian: Hegyi billegeto, Hegyi billegetõ, Hegyi billegető
Armenian: [Lernayin Khaghttnik ], Լեռնային Խաղտտնիկ
Indonesian: Burung Kicuit Batu, Entut leuncang, Kicuit batu
Icelandic: Straumerla
Italian: Ballerina gialla
Japanese (romaji): ki sekirei, kisekirei, Ki-sekirei
Japanese: キセキレイ
Japanese (Kanji): 黄鶺鴒
Georgian: მთის ბოლოქანქალა, რუხი ბოლოქანქარა
Kabardian: къуршмывэкӀэпыс
Mongolian, Halh: бор харагчин, уулын цэгцгий
Khakas: Тағ ызығас
Kazakh: Сары қаратамақ, Тау шақшақайы, таудың қаратамақ торғайы
Kazakh (Transliteration): taw şaqşaqay
Korean: 노랑머리할미새, 노랑할미새
Korean (Transliteration): norang-halmi-sae
Karachay-Balkar: тау сабан чыпчыкъ, тау сабанчыпчыкъ
North Karelian: virtaväistäräkki
Karelian: Keldavästäräkki
Kirghiz: тоо жылкычы чымчыгы
Scientific: Calobates cinerea, Motacila cinerea, Motacilla boarula, Motacilla caspica, Motacilla cinerea, Motacilla cinerea, Motacilla cinerea caspica, Motacilla cinerea cinerea, Motacilla voarula
Luxembourgish: Wanterpanewippchen
Lithuanian: Kalnine kiele, Kalninė kielė, Kalnų kielė
Latvian: Pelēkā cielava
Macedonian: планинска тресиопашка, Планински тресиопашка
Malayalam: വഴികുലുക്കി
Mongolian: бор харагчин, бор цэгцүүхэий, бор цэгцхий, Уулын цэгцгий
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠠᠭᠣᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠴᠡᠭᠴᠡᠭᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠠᠭᠣᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠴᠡᠭᠴᠡᠭᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Бор харагчин, Бор цэгцхий
Mongolian (Transliteration): bor kharagchiŋ, bor tsegtskhii, uuliŋ tsegtsgii
Moldavian: Codobatură de munte
Mamasa: bi lolo
Marathi: करडा धोबी
Malay: Burung Kedidi Batu, Burung Kedidi Kepala Kelabu, Burung Pipit Batu, Kedidi Kepala Kelabu
Maltese: Zakak tad-Dell
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): бор харагчин, бор цэгцүүхэий, бор цэгцхий
Nepali: फुस्रो टिकटिके
Dutch: Grote Gele Kwikstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk: Vintererle
Norwegian: Alpeerle, Gråerle, Vintererle
Napoletano-calabrese: Cudàstra
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): kanarilindu
Polish: Pliszka cytrynowa, pliszka górska
Pinyin: huáng líng, huáng-fù huī jílíng, huī jílíng
Portuguese: alvéola cinzenta, Alvéola-cinzenta
Portuguese (Açores): Lavandeira
Portuguese (Madeira): Lavandeira
Portuguese (Portugal): Alvéola-cinzenta
Romansh: Ballacua da muntogna
Rhaeto-Romance: Ballacua da muntogna
Romanian: Codobatură de munte
Russian: Gornaya Tryasoguzka, Восточная горная трясогузка, Горная трясогузка, Трясогузка горная
Yakut: хайа сылгычыайа
Scots: Breac bain tighearna
Northern Sami: Dálvebeštor, Várrebeštor
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Alu Halapenda
Slovak: Trasochvost horský
Slovenian: siva pastirica
Albanian: Bisht lëkundësi i përhimtë, Bishtatundësi i malit
Serbian: Gorska pliska, planinska pastirica, planinska pliska, Potočna pliska, Горска плиска, Планинска плиска
Swedish: Forsärla
Swahili: Tikisa Kijivu
Tamil: சாம்பல் வாலாட்டி , தகைவிலான்
Thai: นกเด้าลมหลังเทา
Thai (Transliteration): nók dâw-lom lăŋ-tʰaw
Turkmen: dag goýunguşy
Turkish: Dağ Kuyruksallayan, Dağ kuyruksallayanı, dağ kuyruksallayany, Daş Kuyruksallayanı, Тау шақшақай
Tatar: тау сиртмәкойрыгы , тау чәперчеге
Tuvinian: Даг сайлыгы
Udmurt: гурезь чечег, ӵуж йӧгылтӥсь
Ukrainian: Гірська плиска, Плиска гірська
Uzbek: тоғ жибилажибони, тоғ жиблажибони
Vietnamese: Chìa vôi núi, Chim Chìa vôi núi
Kalmyk: уулын хорҗа
Chinese: [hui jiling], 灰鶺鴒, 灰鹡鸰, 黄腹灰鹡鸰, 黄零
Chinese (Traditional): 灰鶺鴒, 黃腹灰鶺鴒, 黃零, 黄腹灰鶺鴒, 黄零
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 灰鶺鴒
Chinese (Taiwan): [hui jiling], 灰鶺鴒, 灰鹡鸰

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