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Motacilla

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Motacilla

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Also known as Wagtails

Wagtails are a group of passerine birds that form the genus Motacilla in the family Motacillidae. The common name and genus name are derived from their characteristic tail pumping behaviour. Together with the pipits and longclaws they form the family Motacillidae. thumb|Wagtail in Dhaka, [[Bangladesh]] The forest wagtail belongs to the monotypic genus Dendronanthus which is closely related to Motacilla and sometimes included therein.

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Motacilla is a genus of small songbirds commonly known as wagtails, named for their distinctive habit of repeatedly pumping their tails up and down. These birds are part of the larger family Motacillidae, which also includes pipits and longclaws, and are found in various habitats around the world.

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Species

セキレイ属

Motacilla

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyMotacillidae
Observations189,482
Observations recorded12,479,931

セキレイ（鶺鴒、鶺䴇）は、鳥類の1グループ。 イシクナギ、イモセドリ。ニワクナギ（鶺鴒、熟字訓）、ニワクナブリ（鶺鴒）、ツツ（鶺鴒）、マナバシラ（鶺鴒）、イシタタキ（石叩き・石敲き）、ニワタタキ（庭叩き）、イワタタキ（岩叩き）、イシクナギ（石婚ぎ）、カワラスズメ（川原雀・河原雀）、オシエドリ（教鳥）、コイオシエドリ（恋教鳥）、トツギオシエドリ（嫁教鳥）、ツツナワセドリ（雁を意味することもある）など多くの異名を持つ。 標準和名がセキレイである種はなく、和名にセキレイが含まれるのはセキレイ属 (Motacilla) とイワミセキレイ属 (Dendronanthus) の種である。ただし、イワミセキレイ属はイワミセキレイの1属1種で、大部分はセキレイ属である。日本で普通に見られるセキレイは、セキレイ属のセグロセキレイ（固有種）、ハクセキレイ、キセキレイの3種だが、他に旅鳥などで希に見られる種もある。 主に水辺に住み、長い尾を上下に振る習性がある（ただしイワミセキレイは左右に振る）。イシタタキなどの和名、英名Wagtail(Wag：振る tail：尾)はその様子に由来する。人や車を先導するように飛ぶ様子がよく観察される。また、中国名の「相思鳥」は雌雄が仲むつまじいからだと言う。

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Specimen records
110
With media
19
Family
Motacillidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, CLO, FMNH, NHMUK, USNM
Recorded in
Algeria, South Africa, Turkey, Greece, Ireland, Pakistan, Italy, Laos
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Wagtails are a group of passerine birds that form the genus Motacilla in the family Motacillidae. The common name and genus name are derived from their characteristic tail pumping behaviour. Together with the pipits and longclaws they form the family Motacillidae. thumb|Wagtail in Dhaka, [[Bangladesh]] The forest wagtail belongs to the monotypic genus Dendronanthus which is closely related to Motacilla and sometimes included therein.

The willie wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) of Australia is not a true wagtail; it was named as such by early settlers from England from its superficial similarity in colour and behaviour to the pied wagtail, but belongs to an unrelated genus of birds known as fantails.

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