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Eastern yellow wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis Gmelin, 1789

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The eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 16 g to 18.5 g and live up to 8.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis)
Photo: valerkov · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the eastern yellow wagtail

Weight
16 g – 18.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
8.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8.83 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.25src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the eastern yellow wagtail live?

Not recorded

What is the eastern yellow wagtail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. It was formerly usually classified as a subspecies of the western yellow wagtail, but was split from it in 2003 when genetic data showed this classification to be paraphyletic with respect to the citrine wagtail. It breeds in the eastern Palearctic and Alaska and migrates to South Asia and Australia.

From the Wikipedia article “Eastern yellow wagtail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_yellow_wagtail&oldid=1354842259), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the eastern yellow wagtail endangered?

The eastern yellow wagtail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the eastern yellow wagtail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMotacillidae
  6. genusMotacilla
  7. SpeciesMotacilla tschutschensis Gmelin, 1789

Synonyms Motacilla flava tschutschensis, Motacilla flava tschutschensis

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • Alaska wagtailEnglish
  • Eastern blue-headed wagtailEnglish
  • أبو فصادة شرقيArabic
  • ذعرة صفراء شرقيةArabic
  • Източна жълта стърчиопашкаBulgarian
  • Беринги вӹтлӓнгӹMari
  • konipas východníCzech
  • AlaskavipstjertDanish
  • Østlig gul vipstjertDanish
  • Sibirisk vipstjertDanish
  • TschuktschenstelzeGerman
  • Östliche SchafstelzeGerman
  • Ανατολική ΚιτρινοσουσουράδαGreek
  • ĉukotka motaciloEsperanto
  • Lavandera AmarillaSpanish
  • Lavandera de ChukotkaSpanish
  • idahänilaneEstonian
  • دمجنبانک زرد شرقیPersian
  • aasiankeltavästäräkkiFinnish
  • Bergeronnette de BéringieFrench
  • Bergeronnette orientaleFrench
  • נחליאלי צהוב מזרחיHebrew
  • azijska pastiricaCroatian
  • Kicuit kerbauIndonesian
  • Cutrettola orientaleItalian
  • Cutrettola del PacificoItalian
  • ツメナガセキレイJapanese
  • 긴발톱할미새Korean
  • 흰눈썹긴발톱할미새Korean
  • Rytinė geltonoji kielėLithuanian
  • കിഴക്കൻ മഞ്ഞ വാലുകുലുക്കിMalayalam
  • Oostelijke Gele KwikstaartDutch
  • østgulerleNorwegian
  • pliszka syberyjskaPolish
  • alvéola-orientalPortuguese
  • alvéola-amarela-orientalPortuguese
  • Берингийская жёлтая трясогузкаRussian
  • Берингийская (жёлтая) трясогузкаRussian
  • trasochvost tundrovýSlovak
  • Istočnoazijska žuta pliskaSerbian
  • östlig gulärlaSwedish
  • beringärlaSwedish
  • Grönkronad ärlaSwedish
  • นกเด้าลมเหลืองThai
  • Çukçen KuyruksallayanıTurkish
  • плиска аляскинськаUkrainian
  • 黄鹡鸰Chinese
  • 東方黃鶺鴒Chinese
  • 黃鶺鴒Chinese

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Relatives of the eastern yellow wagtail

Other species in the same genus Motacilla.

CompareEastern yellow wagtail vs White wagtailEastern yellow wagtail vs Western yellow wagtailEastern yellow wagtail vs Citrine wagtailEastern yellow wagtail vs Grey wagtail

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the eastern yellow wagtail?

An adult eastern yellow wagtail weighs 16 g – 18.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the eastern yellow wagtail endangered?

The eastern yellow wagtail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the eastern yellow wagtail live?

The eastern yellow wagtail has a recorded lifespan of 8.8 years.

What kind of animal is the eastern yellow wagtail?

The eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-yellow-wagtail

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{eastern_yellow_wagtail_2026,
  title = {Eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-yellow-wagtail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}