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 world wide, and 11 North American species.
- (SW) American Pipit, Anthus rubescens, (the Buff-bellied Pipit), –Winter Range/Resident–; Breeds in Ariz; Leaves the Lower Colo. R. Valley from mid-May–(Sep)Oct
- Sprague's Pipit, Anthus spragueii, SE Ariz Biome–Winter Range–
Read more about this topic: List Of Arizona-SW Birds (Yuma County, Arizona)