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Motacillidae
Taxonomy
Motacillidae was named by Horsfield (1821). It is extant.
It was assigned to Oscines by Lambrecht (1933); and to Passeriformes by Brunet (1970) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Oscines by Lambrecht (1933); and to Passeriformes by Brunet (1970) and Clements et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1821 | Motacillidae Horsfield |
| 1933 | Motacillidae Lambrecht p. 641 |
| 1970 | Motacillidae Brunet p. 48 |
| 2017 | Motacillidae Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Motacillidae Horsfield 1821
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G. Anthus Bechstein 1805
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†Anthus bosniaskii Pycraft 1909
Anthus campestris Linnaeus 1758
Anthus cervinus Pallas 1811
Anthus correndera Vieillot 1818 [correndera pipit]
Anthus gustavi Swinhoe 1863 [Pechora pipit]
Anthus novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [Australasian pipit]
Anthus pratensis Linnaeus 1758 [meadow pipit]
Anthus spinoletta Linnaeus 1758 [water pipit]
Anthus trivialis Linnaeus 1758 [tree pipit]
G. Motacilla Linnaeus 1758 [wagtail]
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Motacilla alba Linnaeus 1758 [white wagtail]
Motacilla cinerea Tunstall 1771 [gray wagtail]
Motacilla flava Linnaeus 1758 [western yellow wagtail]
†Motacilla humata Milne-Edwards 1871
†Motacilla major Milne-Edwards 1871
Invalid names: Motacillinae Bonaparte 1831 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available