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Bergeronnette des ruisseaux
Grey Wagtail 
(Chìa vôi núi, Motacilla cinerea)

La Bergeronnette des ruisseaux (Motacilla cinerea) est une espèce de passereaux appartenant à la famille des Motacillidae, qui comme son nom l'indique, vit près des cours d'eau.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: du latin passerinus comme un moineau(passer: moineau, passereau).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: du latin motacilla (“bergeronnette”), un diminutif du mot motare, "se déplacer, trembler, agiter".
cilla: du latin pour la queue.
cinerea est du latin pour for " gris cendré" qui vient du mot cinis, "cendres".

Bergeronnette grise
White Wagtail
(Chìa vôi trắng, Motacilla alba)

La Bergeronnette grise (Motacilla alba), aussi appelée Hochequeue gris, est une espèce de petits passereaux de la famille des motacillidés la même que les pipits et la sentinelle. 

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: du latin passerinus comme un moineau(passer: moineau, passereau).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: du latin motacilla (“bergeronnette”), un diminutif du mot motare, "se déplacer, trembler, agiter, hocher".
cilla: du latin pour la queue.
alba, albo, albus: blanc, blanche.

Bergeronnette indienne
White-Browed Wagtail,
or Large Pied Wagtail 
(Motacilla maderaspatensis)
Chìa vôi mày trắng

La Bergeronnette indienne (Motacilla maderaspatensis) est une espèce d'oiseau de la famille des Motacillidae.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: du latin passerinus comme un moineau(passer: moineau, passereau).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: du latin motacilla (“bergeronnette”), un diminutif du mot motare, "se déplacer, trembler, agiter".
cilla: du latin pour la queue.
L'épithète maderaspatensis vient du nom de la ville indienne ville de Madras (maintenant Chennai).

Citrine Wagtail 
(Chìa vôi đầu vàng, Motacilla citreola)

The citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola) is a small songbird in the family Motacillidae.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”), the word is a diminutive of motare, "to move about".
The term citrine, and the specific name citreola, refers to its yellowish colouration, citreola is Latin for "lemon yellow".

Eastern yellow wagtail 
(Motacilla tschutschensis, Chìa vôi vàng Phuong Dong)

The eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”), the word is a diminutive of motare, "to move about".
The specific epithet tschutschensis is from the locality, the Chukchi Peninsula is eastern Russia.

Grey Wagtail 
(Chìa vôi núi, Motacilla cinerea)

The gray wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) is a member of the wagtail family, Motacillidae.
The bird has the yellow on its underside and vent.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”), the word is a diminutive of motare, "to move about".
cinerea is Latin for "ash-grey" from cinis, "ashes".

Mekong Wagtail
(Motacilla samveasnae)

The Mekong wagtail (Motacilla samveasnae) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.
The bird is found in the Mekong valley of Cambodia and Laos, and is a non-breeding visitor to Thailand and Vietnam.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”), the word is a diminutive of motare, "to move about".

Western Yellow Wagtail 
(Motacilla flava, Chìa vôi vàng Phuong Tay)

The western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) is a small passerine bird in the wagtail family Motacillidae.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”), the word is a diminutive of motare, "to move about".
The specific flava is Latin for golden-yellow.

White Wagtail
(Chìa vôi trắng, Motacilla alba)

The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
alba, albo, albus: white.

White-Browed Wagtail,
or Large Pied Wagtail 
(Motacilla maderaspatensis)
Chìa vôi mày trắng

The white-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis) is a medium-sized bird and is the largest member of the wagtails.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
The specific name maderaspatensis is derived from the Indian city of Madras (now Chennai).