#motacillidae

[herpsandbirds]

Masked Wagtail (Motacilla alba personata), family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes, Hotel Beldersay, Uzbekistan

This bird is a subspecies of the White Wagtail.

Photographs by Yoav Perlman

[birds-and-flowers]

African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp)

© Matti Rekilä

[snototter]

A pied wagtail (Motacilla alba ssp. yarrellii) in Lancashire, England, UK

by Paul Ellis

[birdwatcher-sketches]

Blyth's Pipit (Anthus godlewskii)

© Brian Small

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Reference photo by Paul Farnfield. Metallic marker + black Sharpie + pencil

[miyrumiyru]

Tail Wagging Wagtail

[ornithological]

pied wagtail (motacilla alba yarrellii), ireland

[podartists]

Bergeronnette (1878) | Léo-Paul Robert (1851-1923)

[bens-birds]

Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

Crocoparc, Agadir, Morocco - 19-03-2024

[birdblues]

Meadow Pipit

[proton-wobbler]

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

"nice bird, which has cool looking subspecies and all are a bit different - I really like this bird bc of the walk and I always see them near the lake (easy to identify)" "I love observing them. They are constantly wagging their tails and have this weird flight pattern. Plus, they're beautiful!"

Wow you werent kidding, this bird has a ton of subspecies! Between 9 and 11, from what wikipedia says! (The map works a bit better on the actual wiki page.)

This is likely due to a mix of factors, such as isolation within breeding populations, as well as some subspecies being migratory while others are non-migratory, and if ciurse the fact they're spread all across the Eurasian continent.

These birds are known and named for their walking pattern, which involves them running around while their tail pumps up and down, sometimes just a bit and other times a full tail-wag.

Sources:

Image Sources: eBird (white-faced - Ian Davies), (masked - David Irving); subspecies map from the wikipedia page

[alonglistofbirds]

[ID: a bird sitting on a bush, viewed from the side. It has an orange throat and eye-stripe, and black beak. The feathers on its back, wings and tail are dark brown bordered with pale brown, and its underparts are pale brown with a speckled chest. End ID].

[13/10,976] Abyssinian Longclaw - Macronyx flavicollis

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Passeroidea Family: Motacillidae (wagtails, longclaws and pipits)

Photo credit: Lars Petersson via Macaulay Library

[warriors-rewritten-chaos]

Warrior Cats Prefixes- W

I had a WC Name Generator on Perchance that I made but I don't seem to have access anymore, so I'm remaking it here as just a simple list. The definitions used are the ones that Clan cats have for those things, and thus are the origins of the names. Definitions used are whatever I found when I googled it.

Wagtail-: "[noun] any of various chiefly Old World oscine birds (family Motacillidae) related to the pipits and having a long tail that they habitually jerk up and down"

Walnut-: "[noun] the large wrinkled edible seed of a deciduous tree, consisting of two halves contained within a hard shell which is enclosed in a green fruit; [noun] he tall tree that produces the walnut, with compound leaves and valuable ornamental timber"

Wander-: "[verb] walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way; [noun] an act or instance of wandering"

Warble-: "[verb] (of a bird) sing softly and with a succession of constantly changing notes; [noun] a warbling sound or utterance"

Warbler-: "[noun] any of a number of small insectivorous songbirds that typically have a warbling song"

Warm-: "[adj] of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature; [adj] having, showing, or expressive of enthusiasm, affection, or kindness"

Wasp-: "[noun] a social winged insect that has a narrow waist and a sting. It constructs a paper nest from wood pulp and raises the larvae on a diet of insects; [noun] a solitary winged insect with a narrow waist, mostly distantly related to the social wasps and including many parasitic kinds"

Water-: "[noun] a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain"

Wave-: "[noun] a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore; [verb] move one's tail or paw to and fro in greeting or as a signal"

Wavy-: "[adj] having a form or edge that smoothly curves in and out"

Wax-: "[noun] a sticky yellowish moldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of honeycomb, aka beeswax"

Waxcap-: "[noun] a species of fungi that are often brightly-coloured with a waxy or slippery-looking cap"

Weasel-: "[noun] a small, slender, carnivorous mammal related to, but generally smaller than, the stoat"

Web-: "[noun] a network of fine threads constructed by a spider from fluid secreted by its spinnerets, used to catch its prey"

Webcap-: "[noun] a mushroom of the agaric genus Cortinarius, many of which are highly poisonous"

Weed-: "[noun] a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants"

Weeping-: "[adj] shedding tears; [adj] used in names of tree and shrub varieties with drooping branches"

Weevil-: "[noun] a small beetle with an elongated snout, the larvae of which typically develop inside seeds, stems, or other plant parts"

Wet-: "[adj] covered or saturated with water or another liquid"

Wheat-: "[noun] a cereal plant that is the most important kind grown in temperate countries; [noun] the grain of the wheat plant"

Whimbrel-: "[noun] a small migratory curlew of northern Eurasia and northern Canada, with a striped crown and a trilling call"

Whirl-: "[verb] move or cause to move rapidly around and around; [noun] a rapid movement around and around"

Whirling-: "[adj] characterized by rapid movement round and round"

Whisper-: "[verb] speak very softly using one's breath without one's vocal cords"

Whispering-: "[verb] speak very softly using one's breath without one's vocal cords, especially for the sake of privacy"

Whistle-: "[verb] to make a shrill clear sound especially by rapid movement"

Whistling-: "[verb] emit a clear, high-pitched sound; [verb] (especially of a bird) produce a clear, high-pitched sound"

White-: "[adj] of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of most wavelengths of visible light; [noun] white color or pigment"

Whorl-: "[noun] a pattern of spirals or concentric circles; [verb] spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion"

Wigeon-: "[noun] a dabbling duck with mainly reddish-brown and gray plumage, the male having a whistling call"

Wild-: "[adj] (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment"

Willow-: "[noun] a tree or shrub of temperate climates that typically has narrow leaves, bears catkins, and grows near water"

Wilting-: "[verb] (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease. Droop; [verb] (of a cat) lose one's energy or vigor"

Wind-: "[noun] the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction"

Windy-: "[adj] (of weather, a period of time, or a place) marked by or exposed to strong winds"

Wish-: "[verb] feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable, or to want something that cannot or probably will not happen"

Wisp-: "[noun] a small thin or twisted bunch, piece, or amount of something"

Wisteria-: "[noun] a climbing shrub of the pea family, with hanging clusters of pale bluish-lilac flowers"

Wolf-: "[noun] a wild carnivorous mammal of the dog family, living and hunting in packs"

Wolverine-: "[noun] a heavily built short-legged carnivorous mammal with a shaggy dark coat and a bushy tail"

Wonder-: "[noun] a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable; [verb] desire or be curious to know something"

Wood-: "[noun] the hard fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub; [noun] an area of land, smaller than a forest, that is covered with growing trees"

Woodpecker-: "[noun] a bird with a strong bill and a stiff tail, which climbs tree trunks to find insects and drums on dead wood to mark territory"

Woodruff-: "[noun] a white-flowered plant of the bedstraw family with whorled leaves, smelling of new-mown hay when dried or crushed"

Wool-: "[noun] the fine, soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal"

Woolly: "[adj] made of wool or looking like wool"

Worm-: "[noun] any of a number of creeping or burrowing invertebrate animals with long, slender soft bodies and no limbs"

Wren-: "[noun] a small short-winged songbird"

[simplysaru]

Paddy field pipit posing

The Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) is a small bird in the family Motacillidae. It is commonly found in South and Southeast Asia, typically in habitats such as grasslands, paddy fields, and sometimes along the edges of wetlands and open areas. Characteristics Appearance: This bird has a streaked brown and white plumage, which helps it blend into its grassy surroundings. It features a long,…

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Reference photo by Rudmer Zwerver

[depajaritos]

Motacilla alba, pajarita de las nieves, pitita-​Paseriforme de la Familia Motacillidae.

Es característica por su combinación de negro, blanco y gris. El plumaje nupcial posee capirote y babero negro. Característica cola siempre en movimiento. El color del manto varía regionalmente de negro a gris obscuro en el Reino Unido a azul grisáceo en otros lugares de Europa.

White Wagtail