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Wagtails and Pipits

Wagtails and Pipits

10 Bird Species
American Pipit

American Pipit

This species is recognized by its slender build, white outer tail feathers, and constant tail-bobbing. Several subspecies occur, creating a lot of variation. Alternate Adult: Birds that breed in the Rocky Mountains are pale gray above, with light edges on the wing feathers. The underparts, cheek, and more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 25 cm

Citrine Wagtail

Citrine Wagtail

Distinctive, brightly colored wagtail. Adult male is nearly unmistakable with a brilliant yellow head, dark eye on a plain face, thin dark bill and black across the nape that frames the face. Crown, back, and rump are medium to dark gray. Folded wings show dark gray coverts with two broad white wingb more...

Length: 17 cm Wingspan: 26 cm

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

A lanky, pipit-like Eurasian bird; breeds in parts of Alaska. Alternate male has yellow underparts, greenish back, gray wings, relatively long black tail with white outer feathers, white throat and supercilium, black cheeks and crown, and short, thin, black bill. Female and basic male are similar wit more...

Length: 17 cm Wingspan: 24 cm

Gray Wagtail

Gray Wagtail

A rare visitor to Alaska. Alternate Adult male is similar to Eastern Yellow Wagtail, with rich yellow underparts, black wings, and grayish head, but note gray back, relatively long tail, clean wings lacking wing bars, black throat patch, yellow rump, and pink legs. Basic male lacks throat patch; fema more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 26 cm

Olive-backed Pipit

Olive-backed Pipit

Asian species; rare visitor to Northwestern North America. Small brownish ground-dwelling songbird, similar to other pipits, but note faintly streaked greenish-olive back, pale supercilium with orange mark in front of eye, dark rear auriculars, whitish throat, buffy breast with thick dark streaks, wh more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 26 cm

Pechora Pipit

Pechora Pipit

Medium-sized, heavily-streaked pipit. Faintly streaked brownish auriculars. Thin, indistinct, short white supercilium. Upperparts generally dark brown, back shows conspicuous alternating white and blackish streaks. White sub-moustachial stripe and very thin dark malar stripe broadening to thick base. more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 24 cm

Red-throated Pipit

Red-throated Pipit

A rare Asian visitor to Western North America. Alternate Adult is like American Pipit but has heavy black streaks on sides, pale streaks on back, and orange-red wash on head, throat, and upper breast. Males tend to be more brightly colored on the face. Basic Adults and immatures are nearly identical; more...

Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 26 cm

Sprague's Pipit

Sprague's Pipit

Compared to other pipits, Sprague's is more buffy brown overall and less patterned in the face, accentuating the eye. It also has more white on the outer tail feathers, and appears bulky and shorter-tailed. Adult: The back and crown are dark brown with pale streaks. The wings show two indistinct whit more...

Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 25 cm

Tree Pipit

Tree Pipit

A brown pipit with a relatively plain face and moderately streaked back. Brown overall with a whitish throat and underparts. Subtle pale-buff supercilium and sub-moustachial stripe. Pale bill. Buffy wash on breast and flanks. Heavy, dark streaks on breast. Sparse flank streaks are much thinner than t more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 26 cm

White Wagtail

White Wagtail

As suggested by its name, this small black-and-white Asian songbird persistently wags or pumps its tail up and down. Plumage is highly variable depending on age and subspecies. There are two distinctive types: East Asian "Black-backed" form (M. a. lugens), formerly considered a separate species, bree more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 27 cm

  • American Pipit

    American Pipit

    17 Photographs
  • Citrine Wagtail

    Citrine Wagtail

    3 Photographs
  • Eastern Yellow Wagtail

    Eastern Yellow Wagtail

    5 Photographs
  • Gray Wagtail

    Gray Wagtail

    0 Photographs
  • Olive-backed Pipit

    Olive-backed Pipit

    0 Photographs
  • Pechora Pipit

    Pechora Pipit

    0 Photographs
  • Red-throated Pipit

    Red-throated Pipit

    3 Photographs
  • Sprague's Pipit

    Sprague's Pipit

    7 Photographs
  • Tree Pipit

    Tree Pipit

    0 Photographs
  • White Wagtail

    White Wagtail

    5 Photographs

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Non-vegetated Areas

1 species

American Pipit

American Pipit

Anthus rubescens

Alpine Slopes, Sandy Areas or Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Salt-water-sm

Salt Water

3 species

American Pipit

American Pipit

Anthus rubescens

Alpine Slopes, Sandy Areas or Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Beaches, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands
White Wagtail

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers
Human-altered-areas-sm

Human-altered Areas

1 species

White Wagtail

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers
Fresh-water-sm

Fresh Water

7 species

Citrine Wagtail

Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Beaches, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands
Gray Wagtail

Gray Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks
Olive-backed Pipit

Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
Pechora Pipit

Pechora Pipit

Anthus gustavi

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Red-throated Pipit

Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
White Wagtail

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers
Grassland-and-scrubland-sm

Grassland and Scrubland

8 species

American Pipit

American Pipit

Anthus rubescens

Alpine Slopes, Sandy Areas or Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Citrine Wagtail

Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Beaches, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands
Olive-backed Pipit

Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
Pechora Pipit

Pechora Pipit

Anthus gustavi

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Red-throated Pipit

Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Sprague's Pipit

Sprague's Pipit

Anthus spragueii

Open Country and Grasslands
Tree Pipit

Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis

Open Country and Grasslands
Forest-and-woodlands-sm

Forest and Woodlands

1 species

Olive-backed Pipit

Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
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