Blue-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Science Article 3 abstract Timing of pre-migratory fattening among Yellow Wagtails Motacilla flava wintering in Nigeria pre-1980 is compared with that in the period 2004-2006 to determine whether this has been affected by trends towards earlier spring phenology in Europe over the same period. Wagtails wintering in northern Nigeria showed later […]
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Phylogeographic patterns in Motacilla flava and Motacilla citreola: species limits and population history
Blue-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Science Article 1 abstract We conducted phylogeographic analyses of Motacilla fl ava (Yellow Wagtail) andM. citreola (Citrine Wagtail). We analyzed mitochondrial DNA sequences from 167 M. fl avaspecimens obtained from 17 localities throughout Eurasia and Alaska, and 38 specimens of M.citreola obtained from 7 Eurasian localities. Phylogenetic analysis revealed three clades […]
Communal roosting of Linnets (Carduelis cannabina) and Blue-headed Wagtails (Motacilla flava) at post-breeding period in Western Poland.
Blue-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Science Article 2 abstract Communal roosting of Linnets (Carduelis cannabina) and Blue-headed Wagtails (Motacilla flava) at post-breeding period in Western Poland Surmacki A, Lorek G & Tryjanowski P., Vogelwarte. vol 40, no 1-2. p. 146-148 Download article download full text (pdf)
Blue-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Motacillidae | [latin] Motacilla flava | [UK] Blue-headed Wagtail | [FR] Bergeronnette printaniere | [DE] Schafstelze | [ES] Lavandera Boyera | [NL] Gele Kwikstaart Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Smallest, most compact of west Palearctic wagtails, with form and silhouette more like […]