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Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Classification

Class
Aves

The eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. It was formerly usually classified as a subspecies of the western yellow wagtail, but was split from it in 2003 when genetic data showed this classification to be paraphyletic with respect to the citrine wagtail. It breeds in the eastern Palearctic and Alaska and migrates to South Asia and Australia.

Distribution

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Netherlands · 458United Kingdom · 361Spain · 212France · 187Germany · 38Italy · 6