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Species profile—Motacilla flava sensu lato (yellow wagtail)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails) → Motacilla flava sensu lato (yellow wagtail)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)
Scientific name
Motacilla flava sensu lato Linnaeus, 1758
Common name
yellow wagtail
WildNet taxon ID
1458
Superseded by
Motacilla tschutschensis taivana (green-headed yellow wagtail)
Motacilla tschutschensis (eastern yellow wagtail)
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1458.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022