Tail is very long, black with white edges and wags constantly. eastern Yellow Wagtail Out Skerries, Shetland 10 Oct – 14 Oct 2011 Weather (10 Oct) :Force 5 W Wind, 30% Cloud, Showers. Movements and Migration. It is resident in the milder parts of its range, such as western Europe, but northern and eastern populations migrate to Africa and south Asia. Western Yellow Wagtail breeds in much of temperate Europe and Asia. 296 Eastern yellow wagtails in Europe: identification and vocalisations plexa; cf Banks et al 2004, contra Alström et al 2003), Green-headed Wagtail M taivana and Manchurian Wagtail M macronyx. Although its range in North America is limited, the Yellow Wagtail is easy to locate during its short Arctic breeding season. The Eastern Yellow Wagtail currently has a rating of Least Concern. The Yellow Wagtail is common in much of its range in mainland western Alaska and in the western portions of northern Alaska, but it decreases in abundance farther east. Eastern Yellow Wagtail currently has four accepted subspecies in three groups. Often seen near water. Incubation ranges from 10 to 13 days and is carried out by both parents. Throat is white with faint brown necklace. Young birds lack yellow color, but have distinctive head pattern. The first is that a number of eastern wagtail taxa, including Citrine Wagtail and ‘eastern yellow wagtails’, also have harsh, modulated calls. It was often classified as a subspecies of the Western yellow wagtail.
Scientific Name: Motacilla tschutschensis Malay Name: Pipit-Kedidi Kuning Timur Chinese Name: 黄鹡鸰 Range: Breeding Range: (EU, NA) e Russia, ne China, Alaska Taxonomy: Polytypic. INTRODUCTION: The Eastern Yellow Wagtail was formerly a subspecies of the Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava). Habitat in Nonbreeding Range. Migration Overview. Plumage highly variable, but breeding male wholly bright yellow … … This bird primarily breeds in temperate regions of Asia and Europe. Habitat in Breeding Range. Yellow Wagtail (Eastern) Bergeronnette de Béringie Motacilla tschutschensis Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including … Migration Overview. Range and Habitat Eastern Yellow Wagtail: This species breeds across temperate regions of Asia and in northern and western Alaska, extreme northwestern Canada, and Aleutian archipelago. This species breeds in much of temperate Europe and Asia. now split from the similar Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava). In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). When a ground predator or a human appears, several males …