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 Ethiopia.
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
- Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
- Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus
- Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis (E)
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
- Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Bush Pipit Anthus caffer
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ethiopia