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 18 species which occur in Nepal.
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus (A)
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black-backed Wagtail Motacilla lugens
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla madaraspatensis
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava (A)
- Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris (A)
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Nepal