Motacilla
E724942
Motacilla is a genus of small, slender passerine birds commonly known as wagtails, recognized for their characteristic tail-wagging behavior and association with open, often waterside habitats.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Motacilla cayana | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
lakes
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Passeri ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Motacillinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| billType | slender bill ⓘ |
| bodyForm | small and slender ⓘ |
| characteristicBehavior | tail-wagging ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | wagtails ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1758 ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Australasia ⓘ parts of North America ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Motacillidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | ground foraging ⓘ |
| habitat |
open habitats
ⓘ
waterside habitats ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Motacilla aguimp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Motacilla alba NERFINISHED ⓘ Motacilla alba yarrellii NERFINISHED ⓘ Motacilla bocagii NERFINISHED ⓘ Motacilla capensis ⓘ Motacilla cinerea ⓘ Motacilla citreola NERFINISHED ⓘ Motacilla clara NERFINISHED ⓘ Motacilla flava NERFINISHED ⓘ Motacilla flaviventris NERFINISHED ⓘ Motacilla grandis NERFINISHED ⓘ Motacilla madaraspatensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Motacilla maderaspatensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Motacilla samveasnae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | many species are migratory ⓘ |
| nestingSite | on the ground or in low cavities ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Motacillidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| tail | long tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Motacilla alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Motacilla cayana