AnAge entry for Motacilla flava

Classification (HAGRID: 00850)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Motacillidae
                    Genus: Motacilla
Species: Motacilla flava
Common name: Yellow wagtail

Maximum longevity: 8.8 years (wild)
Source: ref. 450
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: The North American subspecies Motacilla flava tschutschensis is considered by some authors to be a distinct species.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

[0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
[0510] Reynolds and Lee (1996), Phylogenetic analysis of avian energetics: passerines and non-passerines do not differ
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online