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Species profile—Motacilla cinerea (grey wagtail)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails) → Motacilla cinerea (grey wagtail)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)
Scientific name
Motacilla cinerea Tunstall, 1771
Common name
grey wagtail
WildNet taxon ID
1457
Alternate name(s)
gray wagtail
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1457.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022