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Last Update: 03/05/2024 11:08 PM
Current Deck: Dutch birds - sounds and appearance
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Scientific name
Motacilla flava
English name
western yellow wagtail
Dutch name
gele kwikstaart
German name
Schafstelze
French name
bergeronnette printanière
Spanish name
lavandera boyera
Esperanto name
flava motacilo
Image
Image male
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Image silhouette
Image nest
Image egg
Song
[sound:Gele kwikstraat song.mp3]
Call
[sound:Gele kwikstaart call.mp3]
Alarm call
Flight call
Courting call
Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Motacillidae
Genus Motacilla
Frequency order
Extra
Male has much brighter yellow, especially on the chest. Females typically have a paler yellow, mostly on the hind underside. Juveniles also have less yellow coloring. Males in winter resemble females.
Sources
Images male
© Marc Kolkman, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/17308481, by-nc-nd
© Marianne Slot, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/16290856, by-nc-nd
© Jasper Beijeman, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/13674394, by-nc-nd
© Joost van der Sluijs, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/13204431, by-nc
© Rob wijn, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/10845291, by-sa
Images female
© Jan Hendriks - (ZH), https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/4696371, by-nc-nd
© Marc Gottenbos, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/320558, by-nc-nd
© René van Rossum, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/4602799, by-nc-sa
© Michiel Haye, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/29062808, by-nc-nd
© Wiebe Nijlunsing, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/27073537, by-nc-nd
Song
© Terje Kolaas, https://www.xeno-canto.org/383557
Call
© Bram Vogels, https://www.xeno-canto.org/603006
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