Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreolaPallas, PS, 1776
English (US) Citrine Wagtail
The Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) 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 citreola
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Citrine Wagtail
- Described by
- Pallas, PS, 1776
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Motacilla citreola citreola
- Motacilla citreola calcarata
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Pallas, PS, 1776
- Type locality
- 'In Siberia orientaliore'.
- Original description
- Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs 3 p.696
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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