White Wagtail
Motacilla albaLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) White Wagtail
The White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Motacilla alba
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White Wagtail
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Motacilla alba yarrellii
- Motacilla alba alba
- Motacilla alba subpersonata
- Motacilla alba personata
- Motacilla alba baicalensis
- Motacilla alba ocularis
- Motacilla alba lugens
- Motacilla alba leucopsis
- Motacilla alba alboides
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europa = Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.185
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Wagtails and Pipits
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Western Yellow Wagtail
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Citrine Wagtail
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Eastern Yellow Wagtail
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African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Japanese Wagtail
Motacilla grandis
Mekong Wagtail
Motacilla samveasnae
Golden Pipit
Tmetothylacus tenellus
Yellow-breasted Pipit
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Cape Longclaw
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