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Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 770, February 569, March 891, April 1,402, May 2,022, June 2,205, July 2,359, August 2,029, September 1,490, October 1,112, November 608, December 475.
United States16,399
Alaska15,933
China2,809
Taiwan2,045
Taiwan Province1,965
Yilan County628
Russia574
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region515
California411
New Taipei267

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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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