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Madagascar wagtail

Motacilla flaviventris Hartlaub, 1860

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The madagascar wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22.5 g to 23 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Madagascar wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris)
Photo: Fred.leviez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the madagascar wagtail

Weight
22.5 g – 23 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the madagascar wagtail live?

Not recorded

What is the madagascar wagtail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Madagascar wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris) is a species of wagtail in the family Motacillidae.

It is endemic to Madagascar.

From the Wikipedia article “Madagascar wagtail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madagascar_wagtail&oldid=1314839488), 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 madagascar wagtail endangered?

The madagascar 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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the madagascar wagtail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMotacillidae
  6. genusMotacilla
  7. SpeciesMotacilla flaviventris Hartlaub, 1860

Synonyms Motacila flaviventris, Motacilla flaviventris icterica

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Madagascan wagtailEnglish
  • Madagascan wagtailEnglish
  • Мадагаскарска стърчиопашкаBulgarian
  • cuereta de MadagascarCatalan
  • konipas madagaskarskýCzech
  • siglen MadagasgarWelsh
  • MadagaskarvipstjertDanish
  • Madagascar VipstjertDanish
  • MadagaskarstelzeGerman
  • Madagaskar-StelzeGerman
  • madagaskara motaciloEsperanto
  • Lavandera malgacheSpanish
  • madagaskari västrikEstonian
  • madagaskarinvästäräkkiFinnish
  • Bergeronnette malgacheFrench
  • madagaskarska pastiricaCroatian
  • Kormos billegetőHungarian
  • madagaszkári billegetőHungarian
  • Ballerina del MadagascarItalian
  • マダガスカルセキレイJapanese
  • madagaskarinė kielėLithuanian
  • KitriotrioMalagasy
  • MadagaskarkwikstaartDutch
  • gulbukerleNorwegian
  • pliszka malgaskaPolish
  • alvéola-malgaxePortuguese
  • alvéola-de-madagascarPortuguese
  • alvéola-de-madagáscarPortuguese
  • Мадагаскарская трясогузкаRussian
  • trasochvost madagaskarskýSlovak
  • Madagaskarska pliskaSerbian
  • madagaskarärlaSwedish
  • Madagaskar KuyruksallayanıTurkish
  • плиска мадагаскарськаUkrainian
  • 马岛鹡鸰Chinese
  • 黃腹鶺鴒Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the madagascar wagtail

Other species in the same genus Motacilla.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the madagascar wagtail?

An adult madagascar wagtail weighs 22.5 g – 23 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the madagascar wagtail endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the madagascar wagtail?

The madagascar wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Madagascar wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-wagtail

MLA

“Madagascar wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-wagtail.

BibTeX
@misc{madagascar_wagtail_2026,
  title = {Madagascar wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-wagtail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}