Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Introduction
A blue-headed form of Yellow Wagtail, this recently recognised species is a very rare autumn visitor from far-eastern Russia.
Key Stats
Status and Trends
Conservation Status
Population Size
Population Change
Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.
Distribution
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
Distribution Change
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
Seasonality
Eastern Yellow Wagtail is a recently described taxon and recent records have been in late autumn and winter.
Weekly pattern of occurrence
The graph shows when the species is present in the UK, with taller bars indicating a higher likelihood of encountering the species in appropriate regions and habitats.
Movement
Britain & Ireland movement
Biology
Survival and Longevity
Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.
Classification, names and codes
Classification and Codes
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Motacillidae
- Scientific name: Motacilla tschutschensis
- Authority: JF Gmelin, 1789
- Euring code number: 26643
Alternate species names
- Danish: Alaskavipstjert
- Dutch: Oostelijke Gele Kwikstaart
- French: Bergeronnette de Béringie
- German: Tschuktschenstelze
- Italian: Cutrettola del Pacifico
- Norwegian: Østgulerle
- Polish: pliszka syberyjska
- Slovak: trasochvost tundrový
- Spanish: Lavandera de Chukotka
- Swedish: östlig gulärla
- Welsh: Siglen Felen y Dwyrain
More Evidence
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