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Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Black-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephala
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,014,436 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,014,436 |
| Russia | 16,183 |
| Germany | 1,722 |
| Spain | 1,470 |
| India | 1,403 |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 1,207 |
| France | 1,199 |
| Altai Krai | 1,119 |
| Ukraine | 1,023 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Wagtails and Pipits · Motacillidae |
| Genus | Wagtails · Motacilla |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Yellow Wagtail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.