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Motacilla alba

(European White Wagtail)

Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Witkwikkie

Common Names in Albanian:

Bishtatundsi I Bardh

Common Names in Armenian:

[spitak Khaghttnik ]

Common Names in Asturian:

Llavandera

Common Names in Azerbaijani:

Ag aydaapan

Common Names in Basque:

Buztanikara Zuria

Common Names in Breton:

Ar Gannerez Chris Ar Vengleuz

Common Names in Catalan:

Cuereta Blanca

Common Names in Catalan (Balears):

Xtxero

Common Names in Chinese:

[bai Jiling]

Common Names in Cornish:

Stenor

Common Names in Croatian:

Bijela Pastirica

Common Names in Czech:

Konipas Bl

Common Names in Danish:

Hvid Vipstjert

Common Names in Dutch:

Rouwkkwikstaart, Witte Kwikstaart

Common Names in English:

British Pied-Wagtail, European White Wagtail, Pied, Pied Wagtail, Swinhoe's Wagtail, White Pied Wagtail, White Wagtail

Common Names in Esperanto:

Blanka Motacilo

Common Names in Estonian:

Linavstrik

Common Names in Faroese:

Erla

Common Names in Finnish:

Vstrkki

Common Names in French:

Bergeronette D'yarrell, Bergeronnette De Yarrell, Bergeronnette Grise

Common Names in Frisian:

Boumantsje

Common Names in Gaelic:

Breac an T-Sl

Common Names in Galician:

Cuereta Blanca, Lavandeira Branca

Common Names in German:

Bachstelze

Common Names in Hebrew:

נחליאלי לבן

Common Names in Hungarian:

Barzdabillegeto

Common Names in Icelandic:

Maruerla

Common Names in Irish:

Glasg, Glasg Shride

Common Names in Italian:

Ballerina Bianca

Common Names in Japanese:

ハクセキレイ, Hakusekirei

Common Names in Latin:

Motacila alba, Motacilla alba

Common Names in Latvian:

Balta Cielava

Common Names in Lithuanian:

Baltoji Kiele, iloji Kiele

Common Names in Malay:

Kedidi Hitam-Putih

Common Names in Maltese:

Zakak Abjad

Common Names in Manx:

Skibbag Vane, U.S.A.ag Vreck

Common Names in Northern Sami:

Betor

Common Names in Norwegian:

Linerle

Common Names in Polish:

Pliszka Brytyjska, Pliszka Grska, Pliszka Siwa

Common Names in Portuguese:

Alvola Branca Comum, Alvola-Branca

Common Names in Romansh:

Ballacua Alva

Common Names in Russian:

Belaya Tryasoguzka, Белая трясогузка, Трясогузка белая

Common Names in Scots:

Breac an T-Sil

Common Names in Serbian:

Bela Pliska, Bijela Pliska

Common Names in Slovak:

Trasochvost Biely

Common Names in Slovenian:

Bela Pastirica

Common Names in Spanish:

Lavandera Blanca, Lavandera Blanca Común, Lavandera Blanca Enlutada

Common Names in Spanish (Mexico):

Lavandera Blanca

Common Names in Swahili:

Tikisa Mweupe

Common Names in Swedish:

Sdesrla

Common Names in Turkish:

Ak Kuyruksallayan, Akkuyruksallayan

Common Names in Valencian:

Cueta Citrina

Common Names in Welsh:

Brech Y Fuches, Siglen Wen

Description

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Physical Description

Adult : Head : Cap: black Neck: Nape: black Body: Back: gray Chest: black bib from chin to lower breast Rump : gray Underparts: white Tail: black with white outer feathers.

Size/Age/Growth

About 6 to 7.25 inches long, with a wingspan of 8.5 to 10 inches. Adults weigh about 0.7 ounces .

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,620 meters (0 to 8,596 feet).[1]

Biology

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Diet

Mostly: Insects Snails

Reproduction

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.

Similar Species

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Black-Backed Wagtail

Members of the genus Motacilla

There are approximately 131 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

M. acredula · M. aguimp (African Pied Wagtail) · M. aguimp aguimp (African Pied Wagtail) · M. aguimp vidua (African Pied Wagtail) · M. alba (European White Wagtail) · M. alba alba (Abd El Kuri Wagtail) · M. alba alboides · M. alba baicalensis · M. alba dukhuensis (Indian White Wagtail) · M. alba dukhunensis · M. alba forma arduenna Kleinschmidt, 1916 · M. alba leucopsis · M. alba lugens (White Wagtail) · M. alba ocularis (White Wagtail) · M. alba persica (Persian White Wagtail) · M. alba personata · M. alba subpersonata · M. alba vidua · M. alba yarellii · M. alba yarrelli · M. alba yarrellii · M. alboides (Himalayan Wagtail) · M. amurensis · M. atricapilla · M. baicalensis (Baikal Wagtail) · M. boarula · M. borealis · M. borin · M. campestris · M. capensa · M. capensis (Cape Wagtail) · M. capensis capensis (Cape Wagtail) · M. capensis simplicissima · M. capensis wellsi · M. caspica caspica · M. cervina · M. cinerea (Gray Wagtail) · M. cinerea canariensis · M. cinerea caspica · M. cinerea cinerea (Gray Wagtail) · M. cinerea melanope · M. cinerea robusta · M. cinerea robustus (Gray Wagtail) · M. cinerea schmitzi · M. cinereicapilla · M. cinereocapilla · M. citreola (Yellow-Hooded Wagtail) · M. citreola calcarata · M. citreola citreola (Yellow-Hooded Wagtail) · M. citreola pallas (Yellow-Hooded Wagtail) · M. citreola weigoldi · M. citreola werae · M. citreoloides · M. clara · M. clara chapini · M. clara clara · M. clara torrentium · M. dukhunensis · M. feldegg · M. felix · M. flava (Yellow Wagtail) · M. flava alascensis · M. flava angarensis · M. flava beema · M. flava borealis · M. flava campestris · M. flava cinereocapilla · M. flava feldegg · M. flava flava (Yellow Wagtail) · M. flava flavissima (Yellow Wagtail) · M. flava iberiae (Yellow Wagtail) · M. flava leucocephala · M. flava lutea · M. flava macronyx · M. flava melanogrisea (Yellow Wagtail) · M. flava pygmaea · M. flava raddei · M. flava rayi · M. flava simillima (Yellow Wagtail) · M. flava ssp · M. flava taivana · M. flava thumbergi · M. flava thunbergi · M. flava tschutschensis (Yellow Wagtail) · M. flava x · M. flavissima · M. flaviventris (Madagascar Wagtail) · M. forwoodi · M. grandis (Japanese Pied Wagtail) · M. hodgsoni · M. hypoleuca · M. indica · M. leucopsis (Amur Wagtail) · M. longicauda · M. longipes · M. lugens (Black-Backed Wagtail) · M. lugens alboides · M. lugens leucopsis · M. lugubris · M. luscinia

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = 437.470 meters (1,435.269 feet), Standard Deviation = 195.300 based on 7,154 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 2009-06-19