© GW - monacoeye • All rights reserved • Gambia, Mar 2013. 1. M. f. flavissima ?

Bird name: Western Yellow Wagtail
Latin: Motacilla flava
Other: Bergeronnette printanière (Fr)
Family: Motacillidae • Wagtails
Range: Temperate Europe and Asia, migrates to Africa, S Asia.
Similar: Grey Wagtail, Citrine Wagtail

The Yellow Wagtail varies in appearance depending on subspecies. Pictured here:

1. Above, possibly Motacilla flava flavissima, Yellow-crowned Wagtail - Gambia, March.

2. Directly below, probably Motacilla flava dombrowskii - Danube Delta, Romania, May.

3. Possibly, Motacilla flava flavissima, Yellow-crowned Wagtail - Gambia, February

4. Possibly Motacilla flava flava, Blue-headed Wagtail - Gambia, March

5. Motacilla flava cinereocapilla, Ashy-headed Wagtail - NW Italy, April

2. Small white supercilium, dark cap, yellow underside, M. f. dombrowskii, Romania, May.


3. Yellow supercilium, throat, belly; brown eyestripe, white chest, Gambia, Feb, 2013


4. White supercilium, striped face, yellow throat, chest and belly, Gambia, Mar, 2013


5. Below M. f. cinereocapilla – Ashy-headed Wagtail. Arma di Taggia, Italy, April
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Copyright: AW/monacoeye • Do not copy • Iceland • May 2011

Bird name: White Wagtail
Latin: Motacilla alba
Other: Bergeronnette Grise (Fr) • Lavandera blanca (Es) • Ballerina bianca (It) • Sädesärla (Sv) • Alvéola-branca (Pt)
Family: Motacillidae • Wagtails
Range: Iceland, Widespread Eurasia, also Alaska, Morocco
Similar:

This White Wagtail is quite a common bird all along the coast, especially near water. Not uncommon even in Monaco in one or two locations. The wagtails pictured are the Motacilla alba alba subspecies, found in continental Europe and Iceland.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Monaco March 2009

Bird name: Grey Wagtail
Latin: Motacilla cinerea
Other: Bergeronnette des ruisseaux (Fr)
Family: Motacillidae - Wagtails
Range:
Similar: Yellow Wagtail

The above adult male Grey Wagtail was photographed this morning in the Casino Gardens in the centre of Monaco.

The juvenile below is distinguished from the similar Yellow Wagtail by its short light-coloured legs, grey nape and bright yellow vent.More photos...

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Mount Kenya • Oct 2009

Bird name: African Pied Wagtail
Latin: Motacilla aguimp
Other:
Family: Motacillidae • Wagtails

An African Pied Wagtail spotted here by André at his lodge near Mount Kenya.More photos...

219 Motacillidae - Wagtails, Pipits - IOC 2.5 - 2010

Dendronanthus indicus - Forest Wagtail - E Eurasia - Asia

Motacilla flava - Western Yellow Wagtail - Widespread Eurasia - Asia, Africa
Motacilla tschutschensis - Eastern Yellow Wagtail - E Russia, NE China, Alaska
Motacilla citreola - Citrine Wagtail - Widespread Eurasia - Asia
Motacilla capensis - Cape Wagtail - SC, S Africa
Motacilla flaviventris - Madagascar Wagtail - Madagascar
Motacilla cinerea - Grey Wagtail - Widespread Eurasia - Asia, Africa
Motacilla clara - Mountain Wagtail - Widespread Africa
Motacilla alba - White Wagtail - Widespread Eurasia, also W Alaska - Asia, Africa
Motacilla aguimp - African Pied Wagtail - Widespread Africa
Motacilla samveasnae - Mekong Wagtail - NE Cambodia, S Laos
Motacilla grandis - Japanese Wagtail - Japan - Korea, Taiwan
Motacilla maderaspatensis - White-browed Wagtail - India

Tmetothylacus tenellus - Golden Pipit - E Africa

Macronyx sharpei - Sharpe's Longclaw - W Kenya
Macronyx flavicollis - Abyssinian Longclaw - Ethiopia
Macronyx fuellebornii - Fülleborn's Longclaw - SC Africa
Macronyx capensis - Cape Longclaw - S, SE Africa
Macronyx croceus - Yellow-throated Longclaw - Widespread Africa
Macronyx aurantiigula - Pangani Longclaw - E Africa
Macronyx ameliae - Rosy-throated Longclaw - SC, E, SE Africa
Macronyx grimwoodi - Grimwood's Longclaw - SC Africa

Anthus richardi - Richard's Pipit - C, E Eurasia - Asia
Anthus rufulus - Paddyfield Pipit - Widespread Asia, also Lesser Sundas & Sulawesi
Anthus australis - Australian Pipit - Australia
Anthus novaeseelandiae - New Zealand Pipit - New Zealand
Anthus cinnamomeus - African Pipit - E, C, S Africa
Anthus latistriatus - Jackson's Pipit - C Africa
Anthus hoeschi - Mountain Pipit - S, SC Africa
Anthus godlewskii - Blyth's Pipit - C Eurasia - India
Anthus campestris - Tawny Pipit - C, W Eurasia - Africa, S Asia
Anthus similis - Long-billed Pipit - Widespread Africa, Asia, also SC Asia
Anthus nyassae - Wood Pipit - SC Africa
Anthus vaalensis - Buffy Pipit - S, SC, E Africa
Anthus longicaudatus - Long-tailed Pipit - S, SC Africa
Anthus leucophrys - Plain-backed Pipit - Widespread Africa
Anthus pallidiventris - Long-legged Pipit - WC Africa
Anthus pratensis - Meadow Pipit - W Eurasia - N Africa
Anthus trivialis - Tree Pipit - Widespread Eurasia - India, Africa
Anthus hodgsoni - Olive-backed Pipit - C, E Eurasia - Asia
Anthus gustavi - Pechora Pipit - NC, NE Eurasia - Philippines to Lesser Sundas
Anthus roseatus - Rosy Pipit - SE, SC Eurasia
Anthus cervinus - Red-throated Pipit - N, NE Eurasia - Asia, Africa
Anthus rubescens - Buff-bellied Pipit - Canada, Alaska, NE Asia - S South America, Central America, Asia
Anthus spinoletta - Water Pipit - C, W, S Eurasia - N Africa
Anthus petrosus - Eurasian Rock Pipit - W coasts
Anthus nilghiriensis - Nilgiri Pipit - SW India
Anthus sylvanus - Upland Pipit - N Pakistan to SE China
Anthus berthelotii - Berthelot's Pipit - Madeira, Canary Islands - Tawny Pipit is sister species
Anthus lineiventris - Striped Pipit - SE, WC Africa
Anthus crenatus - African Rock Pipit - S Africa
Anthus brachyurus - Short-tailed Pipit - SC Africa
Anthus caffer - Bushveld Pipit - E, S Africa
Anthus sokokensis - Sokoke Pipit - E Kenya, NE Tanzania
Anthus melindae - Malindi Pipit - coastal Somalia & Kenya
Anthus pseudosimilis - Kimberley Pipit - C South Africa
Anthus chloris - Yellow-breasted Pipit - SE Africa
Anthus gutturalis - Alpine Pipit - New Guinea
Anthus spragueii - Sprague's Pipit - NC North America - S South America, Mexico
Anthus lutescens - Yellowish Pipit - Widespread South America, also W Panama
Anthus furcatus - Short-billed Pipit - SE, C Peru to NW Argentina
Anthus chacoensis - Campo Pipit - Paraguay to EC Argentina
Anthus correndera - Correndera Pipit - WC, Southern Cone
Anthus antarcticus - South Georgia Pipit - South Georgia Island
Anthus nattereri - Ochre-breasted Pipit - SE South America
Anthus hellmayri - Hellmayr's Pipit - SE, SE Peru to S Chile
Anthus bogotensis - Paramo Pipit - NW Venezuela to NW Argentina

Amaurocichla to wagtails (Motacillidae) ?
Amaurocichla bocagii - Sao Tome Shorttail - São Tomé Africa