African Pied Wagtail

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q530069
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Summary

African Pied Wagtail is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (256 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Motacilla[5]
  • Taxon name: Motacilla aguimp[6]
  • Commons category: Motacilla aguimp[7]
  • Commons gallery: Motacilla aguimp[8]
  • Short name: M. aguimp[9]
  • Taxon common name: African Pied Wagtail[10], Bontkwikkie[11], Witwenstelze[12], Lavandera africana[13], Bergeronnette pie[14], Ballerina nera africana[15], Afrikaanse Bonte Kwikstaart[16], Afrikansk Vipstjert[17], Afrikaerle[18], Пегая трясогузка[19], ハジロハクセキレイ[20], brokärla[21], afrikanvästäräkki[22], aafrika linavästrik[23]
  • Mass: 2.71 g[24], 26 g[25]
  • Taxon author citation: Temminck, 1820[26]
  • Litter size: 3.5[27]
  • Egg incubation period: 13 day[28]

Body

Identifiers

African Pied Wagtail's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 13701[29]. African Pied Wagtail's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 180445[30]. African Pied Wagtail's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45515064[31]. African Pied Wagtail's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2490308[32]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 916824[33] and 561226[34].

Why It Matters

African Pied Wagtail has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. 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. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [27] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 916824, 561226
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  2. 22w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+2.71'}, {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+26'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+3.5'}
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    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
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