Motacillidae is the bird family uniting the wagtails, pipits and longclaws, all Old World passerines of open country across Africa, Europe and Asia. The wagtails themselves make up the genus Motacilla, with thirteen species, alongside the related genera Anthus (pipits), Macronyx (longclaws), Dendronanthus and Tmetothylacus. Members breed across Africa, Europe and Asia, some of them fully or partially migratory, and are ground-feeding insectivores known for a distinctive tail-wagging habit that gives the wagtails their common name. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Meadow pipit (Wikidata)
Source Tawny pipit (Wikidata)
Source Western yellow wagtail (Wikidata)
Source White wagtail (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ205943, descriptionView the Source 2. Wagtail (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Wagtails are a group of passerine birds that form the genus Motacilla in the family Motacillidae.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Motacillidae
Wikidata Q205943, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Western yellow wagtail (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Western yellow wagtail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Meadow pipit (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Meadow pipit, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source White wagtail (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: White wagtail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Tawny pipit (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Tawny pipit, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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