African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimpTemminck, CJ, 1820
English (US) African Pied Wagtail
The African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Motacilla aguimp
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Pied Wagtail
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1820
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Motacilla aguimp vidua
- Motacilla aguimp aguimp
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1820
- Type locality
- Lower Orange River (ex Levaillant).
- Original description
- Manuel d'ornithologie, ou tableau systématique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe (etc.), seconde édition ed.2, pt.1 p.LXVIII
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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