Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (62)
- Subspecies (10)
Stephanie Tyler and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 28, 2019
Text last updated May 28, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Afrikaans | Geelkwikkie |
Albanian | Bishtatundësi i verdhë |
Arabic | أبو فصادة أصفر غربي |
Armenian | Դեղին խաղտտնիկ |
Asturian | Llavandera llendadora |
Azerbaijani | Sarı çaydaçapan |
Bangla (India) | হলুদ খঞ্জনা |
Basque | Larre-buztanikara |
Bulgarian | Жълта стърчиопашка |
Catalan | cuereta groga |
Chinese | 西方黃鶺鴒 |
Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 西黃鶺鴒 |
Chinese (SIM) | 西黄鹡鸰 |
Croatian | žuta pastirica |
Czech | konipas luční |
Danish | Gul Vipstjert |
Dutch | Gele kwikstaart |
English | Western Yellow Wagtail |
English (United States) | Western Yellow Wagtail |
Faroese | Gulerla |
Finnish | keltavästäräkki |
French | Bergeronnette printanière |
French (Canada) | Bergeronnette printanière |
Galician | Lavandeira amarela |
German | Schafstelze |
Greek | Κιτρινοσουσουράδα |
Gujarati | પીળકિયો |
Hebrew | נחליאלי צהוב |
Hindi | पश्चिमी पिलकिया खंजन |
Hungarian | Sárga billegető |
Icelandic | Gulerla |
Italian | Cutrettola |
Japanese | ニシツメナガセキレイ |
Kannada | ಪಡುವಣ ಹಳದಿಸಿಪಿಲೆ |
Konkani | हळदुवें पिटपीटें |
Korean | 서양긴발톱할미새 |
Latvian | Dzeltenā cielava |
Lithuanian | Geltonoji kielė |
Malayalam | മഞ്ഞ വാലുകുലുക്കി |
Marathi | पिवळा धोबी |
Mongolian | Өрнийн шар цэгцгий |
Nepali (Nepal) | पहेँलो टिकटिके |
Norwegian | gulerle |
Odia | କଳାମୁଣ୍ଡି ଖଞ୍ଜଣ |
Persian | دم جنبانک شکم زرد |
Polish | pliszka żółta |
Portuguese (Angola) | Alvéola-amarela |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Alvéola-amarela |
Punjabi (India) | ਪੀਲਾ ਮਮੋਲਾ |
Romanian | Codobatură galbenă |
Russian | Жёлтая трясогузка |
Serbian | Žuta pliska |
Slovak | trasochvost žltý |
Slovenian | Rumena pastirica |
Spanish | Lavandera Boyera |
Spanish (Mexico) | Lavandera Amarilla Occidental |
Spanish (Spain) | Lavandera boyera |
Swedish | gulärla |
Telugu | పచ్చ కంప జిట్టంగి |
Turkish | Sarı Kuyruksallayan |
Ukrainian | Плиска жовта |
Zulu | umvemvophuzi |
Motacilla flava Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Motacilla flava
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.185.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europa = Southern Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- MOTACILLA
- motacilla
- flava
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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TL: type locality
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