Wagtails and Pipits
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Motacillidae
The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. There are 54 species worldwide and 20 species which occur in India.
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis (E)
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