Lavandera de El Cabo
Motacilla capensis
Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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A menudo se confunde con
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| Especies | Confusiones |
|---|---|
| Lavandera Clara Motacilla clara | 3 |
| Lavandera Africana Motacilla aguimp | 2 |
| Gorrión de El Cabo Passer melanurus | 1 |
| Lavandera Cascadeña Motacilla cinerea | 1 |
Familia
The wagtails, longclaws, and pipits are a family, Motacillidae, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. Around 70 species occur in five genera. The longclaws are entirely restricted to the Afrotropics, and the wagtails are predominantly found in Europe, Africa, and Asia, with two species migrating and breeding in Alaska.
Orden
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …