Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)

Birds in the family Motacillidae are small to medium sized passerines with long tails and include wagtails, pipits and longclaws.

Wagtails

Western Yellow Wagtail (male). New Delhi, India. March 2012
Western Yellow Wagtail (female). Lesbos, Greece September 2021
Grey Wagtail (male). Cambridge, UK September 2009
Citrine Wagtail. Lesbos, Greece
Pied/White Wagtail. Oslo, Norway June 2010
African Pied Wagtail. Kenya September 2019
Japanese Wagtail. Kyoto, Japan April 2016
Forest Wagtail. Nuwara-Elija, Sri Lanka February 2025

Pipits

Tawny Pipit. Delhi, India March 2012
Paddyfield Pipit. Delhi, India March 2012
American/Buff-bellied Pipit. Austin, Texas January 2013
African Pipit. Okavango River, Botswana August 2022
Red-throated Pipit. Lesbos, Greece May 2025
Long-billed Pipit. Salalah, Oman November 2025
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