Breeding around Bering Strait to north-western Canada coast. Wintering regions around South China Sea. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) [XC836257]
by Ray Tsu \u8bf8\u4ec1 from Jiuduansha Wetland National Nature Reserve, Shanghai, China (call, song)
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) [XC698565]
by Paul Kelly from Pha Pong, Bolikhamsai, Laos (flight call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava).
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
plexa (Thayer & Bangs, 1914) - Breeding Siberia between Khatanga and Kolyma Rivers. Wintering India, south-east Asia. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava).
tschutschensis Gmelin, 1789 - Breeding around Bering Strait to north-western Canada coast. Wintering regions around South China Sea. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava).
macronyx (Stresemann, 1920) - Breeding south-eastern Transbaikalia, east to coast, south to Manchuria. Wintering north-west of South China Sea. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava).
taivana (Swinhoe, 1863) - South-eastern Siberia to Sea of Okhotsk and northern Japan; >s Asia, Indonesia. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Green-headed Wagtail (Motacilla taivana).
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