Motacillidae
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 Male Pied Wagtail,
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The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits.
They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. They are ground nesters, laying up to six speckled eggs.
There are roughly 60 species in five genera, two of which are monotypic, two mid-sized, and one containing nearly two-thirds of all Motacillidae species.
[edit] Species and genera of Motacillidae
- Genus Anthus: typical pipits
- (c.40 species; see genus page)
- Genus Tmetothylacus
- Golden Pipit, Tmetothylacus tenellus
- Genus Motacilla: typical wagtails
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba - possibly paraphyletic
- Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-backed Wagtail Motacilla (alba) lugens
- Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla madaraspatensis
- Mekong Wagtail Motacilla samveasnae
- African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola - possibly paraphyletic
- Blue-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava - paraphyletic
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
- Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba - possibly paraphyletic
- Genus Dendronanthus
- Forest Wagtail, Dendronanthus indicus
- Genus Macronyx: longclaws
- Cape Longclaw, Macronyx capensis
- Yellow-throated Longclaw, Macronyx croceus
- Fulleborne's Longclaw, Macronyx fuellebornii
- Sharpe's Longclaw, Macronyx sharpei
- Abyssinian Longclaw, Macronyx flavicollis
- Pangani Longclaw, Macronyx aurantiigula
- Rosy-breasted Longclaw, Macronyx ameliae
- Grimwood's Longclaw, Macronyx grimwoodi.
[edit] External links
- Motacillidae videos on the Internet Bird Collection
