List of Birds of Turkey - Wagtails and Pipits

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 13 species which occur in Turkey.

  • White Wagtail Motacilla alba
  • Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
  • Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
  • Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
  • Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
  • Blyth's Pipit "Anthus godlewskii" (A)
  • Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
  • Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
  • Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni (A)
  • Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
  • Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
  • Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
  • Buff-bellied Pipit "Anthus (rubescens) japonicus" (A)

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