Citrine Wagtail vs Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla citreola compared with Motacilla tschutschensis

Key Differences

• Citrine Wagtail is Not Evaluated while Eastern Yellow Wagtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Citrine Wagtail	Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Motacillidae	Motacillidae
Genus same	Motacilla	Motacilla
Species	Motacilla citreola	Motacilla tschutschensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Citrine Wagtail and Eastern Yellow Wagtail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Motacilla.

Conservation Status

Citrine Wagtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Citrine Wagtail	Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Citrine Wagtail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Citrine Wagtail

The Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) is a species in the genus Motacilla. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway