Motacilla cinerea

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q201316
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Summary

Motacilla cinerea is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,727 views/month, #1,404 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Bird of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Motacilla[6]
  • Taxon name: Motacilla cinerea[7]
  • Commons category: Motacilla cinerea[8]
  • Commons gallery: Motacilla cinerea[9]
  • Short name: M. cinerea[10]
  • Taxon common name: Grey Wagtail[11], Gebirgsstelze[12], Lavandera cascadeña[13], Bergeronnette des ruisseaux[14], Ballerina gialla[15], Grote Gele Kwikstaart[16], Bjergvipstjert[17], Vintererle[18], Горная трясогузка[19], siglen lwyd[20], jõgivästrik[21], キセキレイ[22], Gryskwikkie[23], konipas horský[24]
  • Wingspan: 26 cm[25]
  • Mass: 1.91 g[26], 17.4 g[27]

Body

Identifiers

Motacilla cinerea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 13688[28]. Motacilla cinerea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 56325[29]. Motacilla cinerea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 16990687[30]. Motacilla cinerea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2490310[31]. Motacilla cinerea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 178480[32].

Why It Matters

Motacilla cinerea has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Motacilla cinerea receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . app.bto.org. app.bto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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