Motacilla flava [thunbergi, incl. angarensis] (Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis])

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Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis]

Motacilla flava [thunbergi, incl. angarensis] (= 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:
E4665ED6FF079692

Avibase ID:
avibase-E4665ED6

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E4665ED6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 920823

Geographic range:

Motacilla flava thunbergi: Scandinavia to northwestern Siberia; winters to sub-Saharan Africa, and southern and southeastern Asia

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis]
French:
Bergeronnette printanière [thunbergi, incl. angarensis]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Motacilla flava [thunbergi, incl. angarensis, macronyx]

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Catalan: Cuereta groga escandinava
Czech: Konipas lucní severoevropský
Danish: Nordlig Gul Vipstjert
German: Schafstelze-thunbergi
Greek: Γκριζοκέφαλος Ζευκαλάτης
Greek (Cypriot): Γκριζοκέφαλος Ζευκαλάτης
English: Grey-headed Wagtail, Grey-headed Wagtail [Grey-headed], Western Yellow Wagtail (Gray-headed ), Western Yellow Wagtail (Gray-headed), Western Yellow Wagtail [thunbergi, incl. angarensis]
Spanish: Lavandera Boyera Escandinava
Estonian: põhjahänilane
French: Bergeronnette à tête grise, Bergeronnette à tête grise (thunbergi), Bergeronnette printanière [à tête grise], Bergeronnette printanière [thunbergi, incl. angarensis]
Hungarian: Északi billegető
Scientific: Motacilla flava [thunbergi, incl. angarensis], Motacilla flava thunbergi, Motacilla thunbergi, Motacilla thunbergi [thunbergi]
Luxembourgish: Nordesche Panewippchen
Dutch: Noordse Gele Kwikstaart
Norwegian: Gulerle, underarten thunbergi
Polish: pliszka tundrowa
Slovak: trasochvost severský
Serbian: žuta pastirica