Mountain Wagtail / Motacilla clara
| Mountain Wagtail bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Longtailed Wagtail, Gray-backed Wagtail, Grey-backed Wagtail, Long-tailed Wagtail |
| Old latin name for bird | Motacila clara |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae |
| Genus | Motacilla |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
Mountain Wagtail bird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Japanese Wagtail
Mekong Wagtail
African Pied Wagtail
Madagascar Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail
White-browed Wagtail
Sao Tome Shorttail
Where to see Mountain Wagtail
- Angola
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Mountain Wagtail subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motacilla clara chapini | Sierra Leone to Central African Republic, c DR Congo and Gabon | - | No |
| Motacilla clara clara | Ethiopia | - | No |
| Motacilla clara torrentium | e Uganda and c Kenya to c Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, w Mozambique and e South Africa | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bergkwikkie |
| Azerbaijani | uzunquyruq çaydaçapan |
| Belarusian | Даўгахвостая пліска |
| Bulgarian | Дългоопашата стърчиопашка |
| Catalan | cuereta clara |
| Chinese | 非洲山鹡鸰 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 麗鶺鴒 |
| Croatian | ogrličasta pastirica |
| Czech | Konipas dlouhoocasý, konipas bystřinný |
| Danish | Hvidbuget Bjergvipstjert, Afrikansk Bjergvipstjert |
| Dutch | Bergkwikstaart |
| Esperanto | Afrika montarmotacilo |
| Estonian | kosevästrik |
| Finnish | koskivästäräkki |
| French | Bergeronnette de montagne, Bergeronnette clara, Bergeronnette à longue queue |
| Galician | Lavandeira real |
| German | Langschwanzstelze |
| Hungarian | hosszúfarkú billegető |
| Italian | Ballerina codalunga, Ballerina montana |
| Japanese | ハイイロハクセキレイ |
| Latvian | Kalnu cielava |
| Lithuanian | ilgauodegė kielė |
| Norwegian | bergerle, Bergerle |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Bergerle |
| Polish | pliszka jasna |
| Portuguese | Alveola de cauda comprida, Alvéola-de-cauda-comprida, alvéola-rabilonga |
| Russian | Длиннохвостая трясогузка |
| Serbian | Afrička planinska pliska |
| Slovak | trasochvost potočný |
| Spanish | Lavandera Montañés, Lavandera clara |
| Swahili | Tikisa-mlima |
| Swedish | bergärla |
| Tatar | озын койрыклы сиртмәкойрык |
| Turkish | Gri Kuyruksallayan |
| Ukrainian | плиска ефіопська |
| Welsh | Siglen gynffonhir |
| Xhosa | Umcelu |
| Zulu | umVemve |