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 23 species which occur in Kenya.
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
- Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus
- Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
- Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
- Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula
- Sharpe's Longclaw Hemimacronyx sharpei (E)
- Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
- Jackson's Pipit Anthus latistriatus (A)
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
- Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Malindi Pipit Anthus melindae
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Bush Pipit Anthus caffer
- Sokoke Pipit Anthus sokokensis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Kenya