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Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 36,220, February 26,751, March 41,913, April 65,939, May 95,074, June 103,672, July 110,935, August 95,404, September 70,043, October 52,282, November 28,569, December 22,329.
United States749,148
Alaska749,132
United Kingdom5,485
England4,575
Russia2,916
Spain2,678
China2,655
France2,380
Germany2,112
Italy1,914

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyWagtails and Pipits · Motacillidae
GenusWagtails · Motacilla

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