Duckworth, Alström, Davidson, PJ, Evans, Poole, Setha & Timmins, 2001[2]
The Mekong wagtail (Motacilla samveasnae) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It was first described in 2001 and named in honour of the late Cambodian ornithologist Sam Veasna. It is a black and white bird, similar in appearance to the African pied wagtail, although their ranges do not overlap. Its facial features and distinctive voice distinguish it from other black and white wagtails in southeastern Asia.
The Mekong wagtail is found in the Mekong valley of Cambodia and Laos, and is a non-breeding visitor to Thailand and Vietnam. Its typical habitat is rocky areas beside fast-flowing stretches of river where seasonal flooding occurs. Although tolerant of humans, it is threatened by large scale alterations to its habitat such as inundation of riverine habitat following damming of the river.
^BirdLife International (2020). "Motacilla samveasnae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22729485A181850469. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22729485A181850469.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^Duckworth, J.W.; Alstrom, Per; Davidson, P.; Evans, T.D.; Poole, C.M.; Setha, Tan; Timmins, R.J. (2001). "A new species of wagtail from the lower Mekong basin". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 121 (3): 152–182.
The Mekongwagtail (Motacilla samveasnae) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It was first described in 2001 and named in honour of the late...
sub-Saharan lineage was later isolated. The African pied wagtail (and possibly the Mekongwagtail) diverged prior to the massive radiation of the white-bellied...
Motacilla grandis, and the white-browed wagtail, Motacilla madaraspatensis (and possibly the Mekongwagtail, Motacilla samveasnae, the phylogenetic position...
shore runner"). Among the wagtails, the African pied wagtail is most similar in appearance to the recently discovered Mekongwagtail, and genetic evidence...
unknown. It may now be extinct. The first two Thai specimens of the Mekongwagtail, Motacilla samveasna, were collected by Kitti Thonglongya in December...
family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails and comprises the wagtails, longclaws, and pipits. These are slender ground-feeding insectivores of...
headwaters of three great rivers of Asia: the Yellow, the Yangtze, and the Mekong. Parts of the area were protected as the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve...
the collared pratincole, ruff, dunlin, snipes and sandpipers. larks, wagtails and lapwings are also found on the mudflats. Feeding in deeper water are...
Global Information
