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Motacillidae

  • Anthus

    The pipits are a cosmopolitan genus, Anthus, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails.

    The genus name Anthus is from Latin and is the name for a small bird of grasslands.

    1/ Hodgson's Pipit (Chim Manh Hồng, Anthus roseatus)
    2/ Red-throated Pipit (Chim manh họng đỏ, Anthus cervinus)
    3/ New Zealand Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandae)
    4/ Water Pipit (Chim manh Nhật Bản, Anthus spinoletta)
    5/ Indian Tree Pipit (Chim manh Vân Nam, Anthus hodgsoni)
    6/ American-Pipit (Manh lưng đỏ, Anthus rubescens)
    7/ Richard's pipit (Anthus richardi, Manh lớn)
    8/ Paddyfield pipit or Oriental pipit (Anthus rufulus)
    Chim Manh
    9/ Olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
    Chim manh Vân Nam

  • Dendronanthus

    Dendronanthus, or forest wagtail, is a wagtail genus in the family Motacillidae.
    It has some distinct features:
    - a distinctive plumage that sets it apart from other wagtails, 
    - has the habit of wagging its tail sideways unlike the usual up and down movements of the other wagtail species,
    - is the only wagtail species that nests in trees.

    Dendronanthus: "Dendron" (δένδρον) is the Greek word for "tree"; Anthus introduced for the pipits.

    1/ Forest Wagtail (Chìa vôi rừng, Dendronanthus indicus)

  • Motacilla

    Motacilla is a genus of passerine birds commonly known as the wagtails in the family Motacillidae. 

  • Motacilla

    Le genre Motacilla comprend 13 espèces de bergeronnettes, petits passereaux proches des pipits avec qui, elles constituent la famille des Motacillidae. 
    Une autre espèce, la bergeronnette de forêt appartient à un genre différent (Dendronanthus).

    Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: du latin passerinus comme un moineau(passer: moineau, passereau).
    Motacillidae, Motacilla: du latin motacilla (“bergeronnette”), un diminutif du mot motare, "se déplacer, trembler, agiter".
    cilla: du latin pour la queue.

    1/ Citrine Wagtail (Chìa vôi đầu vàng, Motacilla citreola)
    2/ Black-backed wagtail (Chìa vôi lưng đen, Motacilla lugens)
    3/ Bergeronnette des ruisseaux
    Grey Wagtail (Chìa vôi núi, Motacilla cinerea)
    4/ Forest Wagtail (Chìa vôi rừng, Dendronanthus indicus)
    5/ White Wagtail (Chìa vôi trắng, Motacilla alba)
    6/ Motacilla flava (Yellow Wagtail, Chìa vôi vàng)
    7/ White-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
    Chìa vôi mày trắng

  • Motacillidae

    The Wagtails, the pipits and longclaws form the family Motacillidae (Họ Chìa vôi).
    Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
    Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).

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