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Name Every Wagtail

Motacillidae includes the wagtails and pipits, medium songbirds with long hallux claws, oversized tertials, and the characteristic behavior of wagging their tails as they walk. There are 70 species divided into 6 genera, how many can you name?
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Genus
Species
Dendronanthus
Forest Wagtail
Motacilla
Cape Wagtail
 
Mountain Wagtail
Sao Tome Short-tail
Madagascar Wagtail
Gray Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
White-browed Wagtail
Mekong Wagtail
Japanese Wagtail
African Pied Wagtail
White Wagtail
Anthus
Australian Pipit
 
New Zealand Pipit
Richard's Pipit
Paddyfield Pipit
African Pipit
Mountain Pipit
Woodland Pipit
Long-billed Pipit
Nicholson's Pipit
Blyth's Pipit
Tawny Pipit
Plain-backed Pipit
Buffy Pipit
Long-legged Pipit
Nilgiri Pipit
Upland Pipit
Berthelot's Pipit
Malindi Pipit
Striped Pipit
Yellow-tufted Pipit
Madanga
Genus
Species
 
Alpine Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Rosy Pipit
Tree Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit
Pechora Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Water Pipit
Rock Pipit
Siberian Pipit
American Pipit
Sprague's Pipit
Yellowish Pipit
Peruvian Pipit
Puna Pipit
Short-billed Pipit
Pampas Pipit
Correndera Pipit
South Georgia Pipit
Ochre-breasted Pipit
Hellmayr's Pipit
Paramo Pipit
Short-tailed Pipit
Bush Pipit
Sokoke Pipit
Tmetothylacus
Golden Pipit
Hemimacronyx
Yellow-breasted Pipit
Macronyx
Sharpe's Longclaw
 
Orange-throated Longclaw
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Fulleborn's Longclaw
Abyssinian Longclaw
Pangani Longclaw
Rosy-throated Longclaw
Grimwood's Longclaw
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