Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis

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>> GENERAL >>>>>

– sparrow-sized passerine
– mainly diurnal migrant, to lesser extent nocturnal
– migrates singly or in small, loose flocks, at roosts several hundreds to thousands may flock
– very vocal
– taxonomic status likely not finally clarified

>> VISUAL ID >>>>>


Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis macronyx, AD M
BIF3309, 09/06/2014, Dornod Province, Mongolia, Mathias Putze


Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis macronyx, AD M
BIF3310, 09/06/2014, Dornod Province, Mongolia, Mathias Putze


Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis macronyx, AD M
BIF3311, 09/06/2014, Dornod Province, Mongolia, Mathias Putze


Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis macronyx, AD M
BIF3312, 09/06/2014, Dornod Province, Mongolia, Mathias Putze


Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis macronyx, AD M
BIF3313, 09/06/2014, Dornod Province, Mongolia, Mathias Putze


Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis macronyx, AD M
BIF3314, 09/06/2014, Dornod Province, Mongolia, Mathias Putze

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>

– flight call a typical wagtail-like overslur
– 1st partial frequency range is 2-8 kHz
– great variability between the different ssp.
– some ssp. cannot be reliably distinguished in the field
– ssp. macronyx can sound confusingly similar to Citrine Wagtail


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Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis macronyx, call in flight
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus, call in flight
BIF3341, 08/06/2013, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Patrick Franke


Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis macronyx, call in flight
BIF3342, 08/06/2013, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Patrick Franke


Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis plexa, call in flight
BIF3348, 15/05/2013, Korgalzhyn, Kazakhstan, Thijs Fijen


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Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis plexa, call in flight
BIF3349, 15/05/2013, Korgalzhyn, Kazakhstan, Thijs Fijen


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Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis taivana, call in flight
BIF3350, 22/05/2016, Muraviovka Park, Russia, Tom Wulf


Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla t. tschutschensis, call in flight
BIF3351, 23/05/2016, Muraviovka Park, Russia, Tom Wulf


Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis taivana, call in flight
BIF3352, 23/05/2016, Muraviovka Park, Russia, Tom Wulf


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Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis taivana, call in flight
BIF3353, 23/05/2016, Muraviovka Park, Russia, Tom Wulf


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Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis taivana, call in flight
BIF3354, 23/05/2016, Muraviovka Park, Russia, Tom Wulf


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Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis taivana, call in flight
BIF3355, 23/05/2016, Muraviovka Park, Russia, Tom Wulf

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>

Western Yellow Wagtail (v) (a)
Citrine Wagtail (v) (a)
Grey Wagtail (v)
White Wagtail (v)

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