The White wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small insectivorous bird of the open country, often near habitation and water. It prefers bare areas for feeding, where it can see and pursue its prey. In urban areas, it has adapted to foraging on paved areas...
The Water pipit (Anthus spinoletta ) is a small passerine bird which breeds in the mountains of Southern Europe and the Palearctic eastwards to China. They are short-distance migrants, construct cup-shaped nests, and feed on various small...
Grey wagtails (Motacilla cinerea) are slender ground-feeding insectivorous birds of open country. They are always associated with running water when breeding, although they may use man-made structures near streams for the nest. Outside the breeding...
The Western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) is a small songbird that can be found in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its common name comes from characteristic tail-pumping behavior and the part of its scientific name 'flava' means 'golden-yellow' from...
The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis ) is a small passerine bird, which breeds in much of the Palearctic, from southeastern Greenland and Iceland east to just east of the Ural Mountains in Russia, and south to central France and Romania; an isolated...
The tree pipit (Anthus trivialis ) is a small passerine bird which breeds across most of Europe and the Palearctic as far East as the East Siberian Mountains. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to Africa and southern Asia. The scientific...
The buff-bellied pipit or American pipit (Anthus rubescens ) is a small songbird found on both sides of the northern Pacific. It was first described by Marmaduke Tunstall in his 1771 Ornithologia Britannica. It was formerly classified as a form of...
The paddyfield pipit or Oriental pipit (Anthus rufulus ) is a small passerine bird in the pipit and wagtail family. It is a resident (non-migratory) breeder in open scrub, grassland and cultivation in southern Asia east to the Philippines. Although...
The white-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis ) is a medium-sized bird and is the largest member of the wagtail family. They are conspicuously patterned with black above and white below, a prominent white brow, shoulder...
The citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola ) is a small songbird in the family Motacillidae.
The eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis ) is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. It was often classified as a subspecies of the Western yellow wagtail.This species breeds...
Sprague's pipit (Anthus spragueii) is a small songbird (passerine) in the family Motacillidae that breeds in the short- and mixed-grass prairies of North America. Migratory, it spends the winters in the southwestern United States and northern...
The European rock pipit (Anthus petrosus ), or just rock pipit, is a species of small passerine bird that breeds in western Europe on rocky coasts. It has streaked greyish-brown upperparts and buff underparts, and is similar in appearance to other...
The South Georgia pipit (Anthus antarcticus ) is a sparrow-sized bird only found on the South Georgia archipelago off the Antarctic Peninsula. It is the only songbird in Antarctica, South Georgia's only passerine, and one of the few non-seabirds of...
The Cape wagtail (Motacilla capensis ), also known as Wells's wagtail, is a small insectivorous bird which is widespread in southern Africa. It frequents water's edge, lawns and gardens. It is a mostly resident, territorial species, but has been...
The red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus ) is a small passerine bird,which breeds in the far north of Europe and the Palearctic, with a foothold in northern Alaska. It is a long-distance migrant, moving in winter to Africa, South and East Asia and...
The tawny pipit (Anthus campestris ) is a medium-large passerine bird which breeds in much of the central Palearctic from northwest Africa and Portugal to Central Siberia and on to Inner Mongolia. It is a migrant moving in winter to tropical Africa...
Richard's pipit (Anthus richardi ) is a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds in open grasslands in the East Palearctic. It is a long-distance migrant moving to open lowlands in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is a rare but regular...
The African pied wagtail, or African wagtail, (Motacilla aguimp ) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.
The olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni ) is a small passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus ) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia. It is a long-distance migrant moving in...
The Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis ) is a species of bird in the pipit and wagtail family Motacillidae. It is native to Japan and Korea.
The forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus ) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the wagtail family Motacillidae. It has a distinctive plumage that sets it apart from other wagtails and has the habit of wagging its tail sideways unlike the usual up...
The Nilgiri pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis ) is a distinctive species of pipit that is endemic to the high altitude hills of southern India. Richer brown in colour than other pipits in the region, it is distinctive in having the streaking on the breast...
The Australasian pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae ) is a fairly small passerine bird of open country in Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. It belongs to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae.It was formerly lumped together with the...
The long-billed pipit or brown rock pipit (Anthus similis ) is a passerine bird which has a wide distribution. A number of subspecies have been created for the populations in Africa, through the Arabian peninsula and South Asia. The systematics of...
Blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii ) is a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds in Mongolia and neighbouring areas of China, Tibet and India. It is a long distance migrant moving to open lowlands in Southern Asia. It is a very rare vagrant to...
The yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus ) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo,...
The African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus ) is a fairly small passerine bird belonging to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae. It is also known as the grassveld pipit or grassland pipit. It was formerly lumped together with the Richard's,...
Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii ) is a small passerine bird which breeds in Madeira and the Canary Islands. It is a common resident in both archipelagos.Berthelot's pipit is found in open country. The nest is on the ground, with 3-5 eggs being...
The Pechora pipit (Anthus gustavi ) is a small passerine bird which breeds in the East Palearctic tundra and densely vegetated areas near river banks ranges from the Pechora River to the Chukchi Peninsula. It also breeds in Kamchatka and the...
The Cape longclaw or orange-throated longclaw (Macronyx capensis ) is a passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which comprises the longclaws, pipits and wagtails. It occurs in Southern Africa in Zimbabwe and southern and eastern South Africa....
The golden pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus ) is a distinctive pipit of dry country grassland, savanna and shrubland in eastern Africa. It is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, and has occurred as a vagrant to Oman,...
Sharpe's longclaw (Macronyx sharpei ) is a passerine bird in the longclaw family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and wagtails. It is endemic to Kenya.It is 16–17 cm long, with upperparts heavily marked with buff and rufous streaks,...
The rosy-throated longclaw, also known as the rosy-breasted longclaw (Macronyx ameliae ) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South...
The São Tomé shorttail (Motacilla bocagii ), also known as Bocage's longbill, is a species of passerine bird in the family Motacillidae. It has been classified as the sole member of the genus Amaurocichla, but a 2015 phylogenetic study placed it...
The Abyssinian longclaw (Macronyx flavicollis ) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.It is endemic to Ethiopia.
The Mekong wagtail (Motacilla samveasnae ) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It was first described in 2001 and named in honour of the late Cambodian ornithologist Sam Veasna. It is a black and white bird, similar in appearance to the...
The plain-backed pipit or plain pipit (Anthus leucophrys ) is a medium-sized passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.It is found in open habitats, especially short grassland and cultivation. It builds its...
The yellow-breasted pipit (Anthus chloris ) is a species of bird in the pipit and wagtail family Motacillidae.It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land, and...
The mountain pipit (Anthus hoeschi ) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, possibly Botswana, possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo, possibly Namibia, and possibly Zambia.Its natural habitat is...
The correndera pipit (Anthus correndera ) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are temperate grassland,...
The buffy pipit (Anthus vaalensis ) is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is found in plains and open countryside in southern and eastern Africa. The IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of least concern.
