• Synonyms Pied wagtail, White or Black-backed Wagtail, Masked Wagtail
  • Old latin name for bird Motacilla personata

White Wagtailbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, © Tony Rinaud
    France
  • 3.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
  • 4.
    Call, song, © Beatrix Saadi-Varchmin
    Germany
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Christian Kerihuel
    France
  • 6.
    Alarm call, call, various calls, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 7.
    Call, © Frank A. Roos
    Netherlands
  • 8.
    Call, © Frank A. Roos
    Netherlands
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see White Wagtail

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion widespread, also w Alaska
  • Non breeding region OR, AF

White Wagtail subspecies (9)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Motacilla alba albase Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Is. through continental Europe to the Ural Mts., the Caucasus, c Asia and Middle EastAfrica, Arabia and sw, s AsiaNo
Motacilla alba alboidesc, e Himalayas to s China, n Indochina and n Myanmar-No
Motacilla alba baicalensissc Siberia to ne ChinaIndia to c IndochinaNo
Motacilla alba leucopsisc, e China, Amurland and Ussuriland (se Russia), Korean Pen. and sw Honshu and n Kyushu (c to sw Japan)India, se Asia, se China and TaiwanNo
Motacilla alba lugenscoastal Sea of Okhotsk, c Kamchatka, Commander Is. and Sakhalin (e Russia), n Korean Pen. and Hokkaido to Kyushu (n to s Japan)to se Asia, se China, Taiwan and Japan to Ryukyu Is.No
Motacilla alba ocularisn Siberia to nw Alaskas Asia to n PhilippinesNo
Motacilla alba personatan Iran to sw Siberia, w Mongolia, nw China and w Himalayase Arabia to IndiaNo
Motacilla alba subpersonataw Morocco-No
Motacilla alba yarrelliiIreland, Britain and coastal w Europenw AfricaNo

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansWitkwikkie
AlbanianBisht lëkundësi laraman, Bishtatundësi i bardhë
Arabicالأصقع, أبوفصادة ابيض
ArmenianՍպիտակ Խաղտտնիկ
AzerbaijaniAğ çaydaçapan
BasqueBuztanikara zuri, Buztanikara zuria
BelarusianБелая плiска (або сiтаўка), Белая пліска
Bengaliধলা খঞ্জন
BretonAr gannerez c'hris ar vengleuz, Kannerez c'hris ar vengleuz
BulgarianБяла стърчиопашка
Catalancuereta blanca
Chinese白颤儿, 白鹡鸰, 白面鸟, 点水雀, 白马兰花, 白脸鹡鸰, 濒鴒
Chinese (Traditional)瀕鴒, 白鶺鴒, 點水雀, 白面鳥, 白顫兒, 白馬蘭花, 白臉鶺鴒
CornishStenor, Stenor gwyn
Croatianbijela pastirica
Czechkonipas bílý
DanishHvid Vipstjert
DutchWitte Kwikstaart
Esperantoblanka motacilo
Estonianlinavästrik
FaroeseErla kongsdóttir, Erla
Finnishvästäräkki
FrenchBergeronnette grise ou B. lugubre, Bergeronnette grise
FrisianBoumantsje
Galicianlavandeira branca
Georgianთეთრი ბოლოქანქარა, თეთრი ბოლოქანქალა
GermanBachstelze
GreekΛευκοσουσουράδα, Λευκoσoυσoυράδα
Hebrewנחליאלי לבן
Hungarianbarázdabillegető
IcelandicMaríuerla
IrishGlasóg Shráide, Glasóg bhán
ItalianBallerina bianca
Japaneseタイリクハクセキレイ, ハクセキレイ
KazakhАқ шақшақай
Korean알락할미새
Latvianbaltā cielava
Lithuanianbaltoji kielė, Baltoji kiele
LuxembourgishPanewippchen
MacedonianБела (Мала) тресиопашка, бела тресиопашка
MalayBurung Kedidi Hitam-Putih, Burung Pipit Pelanduk
Malayalamവെള്ള വാലുകുലുക്കി, വെള്ള  വാലുകുലുക്കി
MalteseZakak Abjad
ManxUshag Vreck, Skibbag vane
Marathiपांढरा धोबी
MongolianМэлзэн цэгцгий, Хөх цэгцгий, Хүхэ сэсэгы
Nepaliफुस्रो टिकटिके
Northern SamiBeštor
Norwegianlinerle
Norwegian NynorskLinerle
Persianدم‌ جنبانک ابلق, دم‌جنبانک ابلق
Polishpliszka siwa
Portuguesealvéola-branca
RomanianCodobatură albă
Romanshballacua grischa
RussianМаскированная трясогузка, Белая трясогузка
Serbianbijela pliska, Bela pliska
Slovaktrasochvost biely
Slovenianbela pastirica
SpanishLavandera blanca
SwahiliTikisa Mweupe
Swedishsädesärla
Tamilமஞ்சள் வாலாட்டி
Thaiนกอุ้มบาตร
TurkishAk Kuyruksallayan, Ақ шақшақай, Қарамойын шақшақай
Ukrainianплиска біла, Біла плиска
VietnameseChim Chìa vôi trắng
WelshSiglen Fraith, Siglen wen