Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Moticilla
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![]() Recognized as a separate species in 2006 by the AOU, formerly considered a subspecies of the Yellow Wagtail (Moticilla flava), this bird is a fairly common breeder in northern and western Alaska; they were just arriving when I visited Nome at the end of May and the beginning of June, 2011. They winter mostly in Southeast Asia. The wagtails, a widespread and common group of species found throughout Eurasia, join the pipits to make up the family Moticillidae. |