Motacilla flava Linnaeus 1758 (western yellow wagtail)
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Aves - Passeriformes - Motacillidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Motacilla according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Motacilla alba, Motacilla cinerea, Motacilla humata, Motacilla major
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ightham Fissure (Quaternary of the United Kingdom)
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