Motacilla flavaLinnaeus, 1758

Western yellow wagtail

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Moluccas
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1859. AnthrMotacilla flavesceus ♂. Ceram. 56 / 73.5.12.767 viridis Scop. Blyth Drago. Moluccas]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Moluccas.

Yuchen Ang

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Taxon Information

Classification:

Vertebrata: Aves: Passeriformes: Motacillidae (Wagtails & Pipits)

Taxon Name (original as given on label):

Motacilla flavesceus ; ?dytes viridis

Collector:

A.R. Wallace

Locality of Specimen:

Ceram, Makassar, Banjarmasin

Specimen Repository:

Natural History Museum Tring