White Wagtail / Motacilla alba
| White Wagtail bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Masked Wagtail, Pied wagtail, White or Black-backed Wagtail |
| Old latin name for bird | Motacilla personata |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae |
| Genus | Motacilla |
| Breeding region | Eurasia |
| Breeding subregion | widespread, also w Alaska |
| Non breeding region | OR, AF |
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Related species
Mountain Wagtail
Japanese Wagtail
Mekong Wagtail
African Pied Wagtail
Madagascar Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
White-browed Wagtail
Sao Tome Shorttail
Where to see White Wagtail
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guam
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Holy See
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Réunion
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
White Wagtail subspecies (9)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motacilla alba alba | se Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Is. through continental Europe to the Ural Mts., the Caucasus, c Asia and Middle East | Africa, Arabia and sw, s Asia | No |
| Motacilla alba alboides | c, e Himalayas to s China, n Indochina and n Myanmar | - | No |
| Motacilla alba baicalensis | sc Siberia to ne China | India to c Indochina | No |
| Motacilla alba leucopsis | c, 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 Taiwan | No |
| Motacilla alba lugens | coastal 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 ocularis | n Siberia to nw Alaska | s Asia to n Philippines | No |
| Motacilla alba personata | n Iran to sw Siberia, w Mongolia, nw China and w Himalayas | e Arabia to India | No |
| Motacilla alba subpersonata | w Morocco | - | No |
| Motacilla alba yarrellii | Ireland, Britain and coastal w Europe | nw Africa | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witkwikkie |
| Albanian | Bishtatundësi i bardhë, Bisht lëkundësi laraman |
| Arabic | الأصقع, أبوفصادة ابيض |
| Armenian | Սպիտակ Խաղտտնիկ |
| Azerbaijani | Ağ çaydaçapan |
| Basque | Buztanikara zuria, Buztanikara zuri |
| Belarusian | Белая пліска, Белая плiска (або сiтаўка) |
| Bengali | ধলা খঞ্জন |
| Breton | Ar gannerez c'hris ar vengleuz, Kannerez c'hris ar vengleuz |
| Bulgarian | Бяла стърчиопашка |
| Catalan | cuereta blanca |
| Chinese | 点水雀, 白马兰花, 白面鸟, 白脸鹡鸰, 白颤儿, 濒鴒, 白鹡鸰 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 白馬蘭花, 白鶺鴒, 瀕鴒, 白臉鶺鴒, 點水雀, 白面鳥, 白顫兒 |
| Cornish | Stenor, Stenor gwyn |
| Croatian | bijela pastirica |
| Czech | konipas bílý |
| Danish | Hvid Vipstjert |
| Dutch | Witte Kwikstaart |
| Esperanto | blanka motacilo |
| Estonian | linavästrik |
| Faroese | Erla kongsdóttir, Erla |
| Finnish | västäräkki |
| French | Bergeronnette grise, Bergeronnette grise ou B. lugubre |
| Frisian | Boumantsje |
| Galician | lavandeira branca |
| Georgian | თეთრი ბოლოქანქალა, თეთრი ბოლოქანქარა |
| German | Bachstelze |
| Greek | Λευκoσoυσoυράδα, Λευκοσουσουράδα |
| Hebrew | נחליאלי לבן |
| Hungarian | barázdabillegető |
| Icelandic | Maríuerla |
| Irish | Glasóg Shráide, Glasóg bhán |
| Italian | Ballerina bianca |
| Japanese | タイリクハクセキレイ, ハクセキレイ |
| Kazakh | Ақ шақшақай |
| Korean | 알락할미새 |
| Latvian | baltā cielava |
| Lithuanian | baltoji kielė, Baltoji kiele |
| Luxembourgish | Panewippchen |
| Macedonian | Бела (Мала) тресиопашка, бела тресиопашка |
| Malay | Burung Pipit Pelanduk, Burung Kedidi Hitam-Putih |
| Malayalam | വെള്ള വാലുകുലുക്കി, വെള്ള വാലുകുലുക്കി |
| Maltese | Zakak Abjad |
| Manx | Ushag Vreck, Skibbag vane |
| Marathi | पांढरा धोबी |
| Mongolian | Мэлзэн цэгцгий, Хөх цэгцгий, Хүхэ сэсэгы |
| Nepali | फुस्रो टिकटिके |
| Northern Sami | Beštor |
| Norwegian | Linerle, linerle |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Linerle |
| Persian | دم جنبانک ابلق, دمجنبانک ابلق |
| Polish | pliszka siwa |
| Portuguese | alvéola-branca |
| Romanian | Codobatură albă |
| Romansh | ballacua grischa |
| Russian | Маскированная трясогузка, Белая трясогузка |
| Serbian | bijela pliska, Bela pliska |
| Slovak | trasochvost biely |
| Slovenian | bela pastirica |
| Spanish | Lavandera blanca |
| Swahili | Tikisa Mweupe |
| Swedish | sädesärla |
| Tamil | மஞ்சள் வாலாட்டி |
| Thai | นกอุ้มบาตร |
| Turkish | Ak Kuyruksallayan, Қарамойын шақшақай, Ақ шақшақай |
| Ukrainian | Біла плиска, плиска біла |
| Vietnamese | Chim Chìa vôi trắng |
| Welsh | Siglen wen, Siglen Fraith |