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Western yellow wagtail

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The western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) is a small passerine bird in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws, breeding across much of temperate Europe and Asia. Most populations migrate south to tropical Africa and southern Asia for winter, though the Egyptian population is resident year-round, and the species measures 15 to 16 centimeters, the shortest-tailed European wagtail, with olive upperparts and yellow underparts in breeding males. It is insectivorous, favors open country near water such as wet meadows, nests in tussocks with clutches of four to eight eggs, and is assessed as Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Motacilla flava 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Motacillidae, Taxa
Source Western yellow wagtail (Wikidata)

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Western yellow wagtail (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Western yellow wagtail (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
    dows, nests in tussocks with clutches of four to eight eggs, and is assessed as Least Concern.
  • Diet (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    It is insectivorous, favors open country near water such as wet meadows, nests in tussocks with clutches of four to eight eggs, and is assessed as Least Concern.
  • In Biome: Grassland, lead paragraph (habitat biome), EntityId 359329, target B16267
    This insectivorous bird inhabits open country near water, such as wet meadows.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Western yellow wagtail (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25984 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Motacillidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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