Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

The eastern yellow wagtail 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.

Scientific name

Motacilla tschutschensis

Family

Wagtails and Pipits

IUCN status

LC