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 15 species which occur in South Korea.
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black-backed Wagtail Motacilla lugens
- Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola (A)
- Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii (A)
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis (A)
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus (A)
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of South Korea