Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Motacillidae Richard's Pipit Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae Genera Anthus Tmetothylacus Motacilla Dendroanthus Macronyx The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. They are ground nesters, laying up to six speckled eggs. There are 54 species in five genera. Family Motacillidae Genus Anthus: typical pipits (34 species, listed at pipit) Genus Tmetothylacus Golden Pipit, Tmetothylacus tennelus Genus Motacilla: typical wagtails Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla flava Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola Japanese Wagtail, Motacilla grandis White-browed Wagtail, Motacilla madaraspratensis African Pied Wagtail, Motacilla aguimp Mountain Wagtail, Motacilla clara Cape Wagtail, Motacilla capensis Madagascar Wagtail, Motacilla flaviventris Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea White Wagtail, Motacilla alba White Wagtail, Motacilla alba alba Pied Wagtail: Motacilla alba yarrelli Black-backed Wagtail, Motacilla lugens Genus Dendroanthus Forest Wagtail, Dendroanthus indicus 'Genus Macronyx'': longclaws Cape Longclaw, Macronyx capensis Cape Longclaw, Macronyx capensis Yellow-throated Longclaw, Macronyx croceus Fulleborne’s Longclaw, Macronyx fuellebornii Sharpe’s Longclaw, Macronyx sharpei Abyssinian Longclaw, Macronyx flavicollis Pangani Longclaw, Macronyx aurantigula Rosy-breasted Longclaw, Macronyx ameliae Grimwood’s Longclaw, Macronyx grimwoodi. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.