Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla claraSharpe, RB, 1908
English (US) Mountain Wagtail
The Mountain Wagtail (Motacilla clara) 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 clara
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mountain Wagtail
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1908
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Motacilla clara chapini
- Motacilla clara clara
- Motacilla clara torrentium
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1908
- Type locality
- Simen, Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.9, vol.2, no.6 p.341
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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