Wagtail
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- This article is about the genera Motacilla and Dendronanthus. The Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) of Australia is unrelated.
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The wagtails are a group of small passerine birds with long tails which they wag frequently. Motacilla, the root of the family and main generic name, means moving tail.
Characteristics
Wagtails are slender, often colourful, ground-feeding insectivores of open country in the Old World. They are ground nesters, laying up to six speckled eggs at a time.
Species
- Genus Dendronanthus
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Genus Motacilla
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Motacilla alba alba
- Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-backed Wagtail Motacilla lugens
- Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla madaraspatensis
- Mekong Wagtail Motacilla samveasnae
- African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Blue-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
The Mekong Wagtail was described as new to science by Duckworth et al. (2001).lt:Kielė eo:Motaciloj zh:鶺鸰属 sv:Ärlesläktet