List of Birds of Zambia - 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 21 species which occur in Zambia.

  • 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
  • Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
  • Fuelleborn's Longclaw Macronyx fuellebornii
  • Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
  • Grimwood's Longclaw Macronyx grimwoodi
  • Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
  • Mountain Pipit Anthus hoeschi
  • Woodland Pipit Anthus nyassae
  • Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
  • Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis
  • African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
  • Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
  • Short-tailed Pipit Anthus brachyurus
  • Bush Pipit Anthus caffer
  • Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
  • Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

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