Motacillidae (Noun)
Meaning
Pipits and wagtails.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The motacillidae are small to medium-sized passerine birds, typically found in a wide range of habitats worldwide including open country and grasslands, wetlands, forests and backyards.
- Motacillidae include some 65 different species, including pipits and wagtails.
- Motacillidae can vary greatly in size, from the desert pipit weighing 15 grams to the Steppe pipit weighing 39 grams, while the Grey wagtail weighs 25 grams and the Long-tailed wagtail weighing only 10 grams.
- This bird family called Motacillidae is closely related to the Passerellidae, the American sparrows.
- Motacillidae perform complex courtship behaviors.