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Motacillidae

family of passerine birds
Taxon taxon Q205943
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Motacillidae

Summary

Motacillidae is a taxon[1]. Motacillidae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month, #1,578 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Motacillidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Motacillidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Motacillidae is classified within Passeroidea[5].
  • Motacillidae's scientific name is Motacillidae[6].
  • Motacillidae's Commons category is recorded as Motacillidae[7].
  • Motacillidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Motacillidae[8].
  • Motacillidae's topic's main category is recorded as Q9028440[9].
  • Motacillidae's Commons gallery is recorded as Motacillidae[10].
  • Motacillidae's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[11].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'erlefamilien'}[12].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'wagtails'}[13].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'longclaws'}[14].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'pipits'}[15].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stelzen und Pieper'}[16].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stelzen'}[17].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'kwikstaarten en piepers'}[18].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'piepers en kwikstaarten'}[19].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'ärlor och piplärkor'}[20].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'ärlor'}[21].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'konipasovití'}[22].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'västäräkit'}[23].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'no', 'text': 'erlefamilien'}[24].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'erlefamilien'}[25].
  • Motacillidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pliszkowate'}[26].
  • Motacillidae's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27].

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Classification

Motacillidae's scientific name is Motacillidae[6]. Motacillidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Motacillidae belongs to the parent taxon Passeroidea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'erlefamilien'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'wagtails'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'longclaws'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'pipits'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stelzen und Pieper'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stelzen'}[17].

Identifiers

Motacillidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 71339[28]. Motacillidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36256[29]. Motacillidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1638[30]. Motacillidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5257[31]. Motacillidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 178474[32].

Why It Matters

Motacillidae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month, #1,578 of 195,241).[2] Motacillidae has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Motacillidae is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Brazil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . 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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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Brazil
    Parent taxon → Passeroidea
    Code of nomenclature → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
    Taxon rank → family
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