White wagtail
The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a species of bird.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Motacilla |
| Species: | M. alba
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| Motacilla alba | |
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Conservation
They are not an endangered species. They have a stable population of between 130 million and 300 million adult birds. They are found in Europe, Asia and northern Africa. It is possible that climate change is affecting their migration.[3]
Pied wagtail
The pied wagtail is a subspecies of the white wagtail.[4]They are 18cm long, have a wingspan of between 25 and 30cm and weigh between 17 and 25grams.[5]
White Wagtail Media
Breeding ranges of the major races
An adult with a juvenile in Kazakhstan
White wagtails sitting on a spruce and flying away – you can see their characteristic flightpattern. In Kõrvemaa, Estonia. Spring 2021
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba alba), Biebrza National Park, Poland.
Pied (white) wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba). Baikonur-town, Kazakhstan.
"Persian White Wagtail" = Masked Wagtail × (Indian) White Wagtail
Moroccan Wagtail (Motacilla alba subpersonata), Marrakech, Morocco
White wagtail - Male (Non-breeding- personata race) at Hodal- I IMG 9164
Subspecies of the white wagtail from the Himalayan region. Taken in Paro, Bhutan.
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References
- ↑ "Motacilla alba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "White wagtail videos, photos and facts - Motacilla alba". Arkive. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ↑ Atlas, NBN. "Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii : Pied Wagtail - NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org.
- ↑ "Pied Wagtail Bird Facts - Motacilla Alba - The RSPB". The RSPB.