Western Yellow Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 15–16 cm
- Body Mass
- 17.7 g
- Wingspan
- 26 cm
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 96).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 65).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Joost van Bruggen · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
10 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Motacilla flava flavissima
Britain and coastal Europe
- Motacilla flava iberiae
Iberian Pen., sw France and nw Africa
- Motacilla flava thunbergi
n Europe to nw Siberia
- Motacilla flava flava
n, c Europe to the Ural Mts.
- Motacilla flava cinereocapilla
Italy, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia and Slovenia
- Motacilla flava feldegg
the Balkans and Turkey to Iran and Afghanistan
- Motacilla flava pygmaea
Egypt
- Motacilla flava lutea
sw Russia to nw, nc Kazakhstan
- Motacilla flava beema
sw Siberia and ne Kazakhstan to w Himalayas
- Motacilla flava leucocephala
nw Mongolia, nw China and sc Siberia
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Motacilla flava
Which family does it belong to?
Wagtails, Pipits (Motacillidae)
Where is it found?
Palearctic: widespread
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Łukasz Król · CC BY-NC
