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Motacilla

genus of birds
Taxon taxon Q230042
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Motacilla

Summary

Motacilla is a taxon[1]. Motacilla ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month, #1,288 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Motacilla's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Motacilla is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Motacilla belongs to the parent taxon Motacillidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Motacilla is Motacilla[6].
  • Motacilla's Commons category is recorded as Motacilla[7].
  • Motacilla's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Motacilla[8].
  • Motacilla's Commons gallery is recorded as Motacilla[9].
  • Motacilla's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10].
  • Motacilla's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Motacilla's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Motacilla's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[13].

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Classification

Motacilla's scientific name is Motacilla[6]. Motacilla is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Motacilla belongs to the parent taxon Motacillidae[5].

Identifiers

Motacilla's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 13686[14]. Motacilla's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 45806[15]. Motacilla's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45511042[16]. Motacilla's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2490295[17]. Motacilla's ITIS TSN is recorded as 178475[18].

Why It Matters

Motacilla ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month, #1,288 of 195,241).[2] Motacilla has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Motacilla is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Aliases → —
    Parent taxon → Motacillidae
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19332, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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