Bird group

Wagtails and Pipits

70 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Abyssinian Longclaw
Macronyx flavicollis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Abyssinian Longclaw is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Pied Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

African Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages actively…

Alpine Pipit
Anthus gutturalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Alpine Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It…

American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The American Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It…

Australian Pipit
Anthus australis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Australian Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It forages actively on the ground or…

Berthelot's Pipit
Anthus berthelotii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Berthelot's Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of the Canary and Madeira islands. It forages actively on the ground or along water…

Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Blyth's Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration…

Buffy Pipit
Anthus vaalensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Buffy Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages actively on…

Bush Pipit
Anthus caffer
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bush Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It…

Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Cape Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages actively on…

Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Citrine Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal…

Correndera Pipit
Anthus correndera
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Correndera Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains.…

Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Eastern Yellow Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal…

Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Forest Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal…

Fülleborn's Longclaw
Macronyx fuelleborni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fülleborn's Longclaw is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

Golden Pipit
Tmetothylacus tenellus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Golden Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages actively on…

Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Gray Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It…

Grimwood's Longclaw
Macronyx grimwoodi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Grimwood's Longclaw is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

Hellmayr's Pipit
Anthus hellmayri
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Hellmayr's Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains.…

Japanese Wagtail
Motacilla grandis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Japanese Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Eurasian and African grasslands, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration…

Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Long-billed Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal…

Long-legged Pipit
Anthus pallidiventris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Long-legged Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal…

Madagascar Wagtail
Motacilla flaviventris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Madagascar Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Madagascar and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It forages actively on the…

Madanga
Anthus ruficollis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Madanga is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Madagascar and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It forages actively on the ground or…

Malindi Pipit
Anthus melindae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Malindi Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages actively…

Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Least Concern≈ ~12M

The Meadow Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It…

Mekong Wagtail
Motacilla samveasnae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mekong Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal…

Mountain Pipit
Anthus hoeschi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mountain Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages actively…

Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mountain Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

New Zealand Pipit
Anthus novaeseelandiae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The New Zealand Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It forages actively on the ground or…

Nicholson's Pipit
Anthus nicholsoni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Nicholson's Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

Nilgiri Pipit
Anthus nilghiriensis
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Nilgiri Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration…

Ochre-breasted Pipit
Anthus nattereri
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ochre-breasted Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and…

Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Olive-backed Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal…

Orange-throated Longclaw
Macronyx capensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Orange-throated Longclaw is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

Paddyfield Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Paddyfield Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal…

Pampas Pipit
Anthus chacoensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pampas Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It…

Pangani Longclaw
Macronyx aurantiigula
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pangani Longclaw is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

Paramo Pipit
Anthus bogotensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Paramo Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It…

Pechora Pipit
Anthus gustavi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pechora Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration…

Peruvian Pipit
Anthus peruvianus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Peruvian Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It…

Plain-backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrys
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Plain-backed Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

Puna Pipit
Anthus brevirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Puna Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It…

Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Red-throated Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Eurasian and African grasslands, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration…

Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Richard's Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal…

Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rock Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It…

Rosy Pipit
Anthus roseatus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Rosy Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration…

Rosy-throated Longclaw
Macronyx ameliae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rosy-throated Longclaw is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

Sao Tome Short-tail
Motacilla bocagii
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Sao Tome Short-tail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea. It forages actively on the ground or along…

Sharpe's Longclaw
Macronyx sharpei
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sharpe's Longclaw is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

Short-billed Pipit
Anthus furcatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Short-billed Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains.…

Short-tailed Pipit
Anthus brachyurus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Short-tailed Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains.…

Siberian Pipit
Anthus japonicus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Siberian Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It…

Sokoke Pipit
Anthus sokokensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sokoke Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages actively on…

South Georgia Pipit
Anthus antarcticus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The South Georgia Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and…

Sprague's Pipit
Anthus spragueii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sprague's Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It…

Striped Pipit
Anthus lineiventris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Striped Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages actively…

Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Tawny Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It…

Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Tree Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It…

Upland Pipit
Anthus sylvanus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Upland Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration…

Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Water Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It…

Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Western Yellow Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal…

White Wagtail
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Least Concern≈ 50M–130M

The White Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration…

White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The White-browed Wagtail is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal…

Woodland Pipit
Anthus nyassae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Woodland Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages actively…

Yellow-breasted Pipit
Hemimacronyx chloris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellow-breasted Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellow-throated Longclaw is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

Yellow-tufted Pipit
Anthus crenatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellow-tufted Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It forages…

Yellowish Pipit
Anthus chii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellowish Pipit is a wagtail, pipit, or longclaw of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It…