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Motacilla alba

Also known as White Wagtail

species of bird

OverviewAI-generated

Motacilla alba, commonly known as the White Wagtail, is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It belongs to the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Aves, and order Passeriformes. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List as of 2019.

The species is diurnal and has a wingspan of 0.26. Its range includes Hefei, China, Indonesia, and the Nanling Mountains. It is also found in Russia. Regional conservation status is listed as Near Threatened. The organism is referenced by 390 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 41 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, iDigBio, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Motacilla alba is referenced by 390 other articles, and connects out to Honshu, Motacilla and Least Concern.

It sits within the topics Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Birds described in 1758 and Birds of Japan.

Its subject is documented across 108 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

pied wagtail

Motacilla alba

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMotacillidae

Observations recorded6,862,678

via GBIF · IUCN

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,912
With media: 144
Family: Motacillidae
Collections: UWBM
Recorded in: Russia

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Bird sounds

call· Hungary· quality A
call· Poland· quality A
call· Japan· quality A
call· Japan· quality A

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Motacilla
Image: White wagtail female first summer.jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
taxon name: Motacilla alba
Commons category: Motacilla alba
Commons gallery: Motacilla alba
wingspan: 0.26
described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng
taxon common name: llavandera
taxon range: Africa
diel cycle: diurnality
short name: M. alba
taxon author citation: Linnaeus, 1758
regional conservation status: Near Threatened

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Encyclopedic overview

The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which also includes pipits and longclaws. The species breeds in the Palearctic zone in most of Europe and Asia and parts of North Africa; it also has a toehold in western Alaska as a scarce breeder. It is resident in the mildest parts of its range, but otherwise migrates to Africa. In total, there are between 9 and 11 subspecies of M. alba; in Ireland and Great Britain, the black-backed subspecies known as the pied wagtail (M. a. yarrellii) predominates.

The white wagtail is an insectivorous bird of open country, often near habitation and water. It prefers bare areas for feeding, where it can see and pursue its prey. In urban areas, it has adapted to foraging on paved areas such as car parks. It nests in crevices in stone walls and similar natural and human-made structures.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Motacilla alba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.