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Species profile—Motacilla tschutschensis taivana (green-headed yellow wagtail)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails) → Motacilla tschutschensis taivana (green-headed yellow wagtail)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)
Scientific name
Motacilla tschutschensis taivana (Swinhoe, 1863)
Common name
green-headed yellow wagtail
Type reference
Swinhoe, R. (1863). Catalogue of the Birds of China, with remarks principally on their geographical distribution. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1863, 259-338.
WildNet taxon ID
32032
Synonym(s)
Motacilla taivana
Motacilla flava taivana
Motacilla flava macronyx
Motacilla flava
Alternate name(s)
eastern yellow wagtail (green-headed)
green-headed wagtail
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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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=32032.

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