Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Western Yellow Wagtail
The Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) 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 flava
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Motacilla flava flavissima
- Motacilla flava lutea
- Motacilla flava flava
- Motacilla flava beema
- Motacilla flava iberiae
- Motacilla flava cinereocapilla
- Motacilla flava pygmaea
- Motacilla flava leucocephala
- Motacilla flava feldegg
- Motacilla flava thunbergi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europa = Southern Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.185
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-browed Wagtail
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