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White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

About White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Wagtails and Pipits

The white wagtail eats primarily insects. It catches them while flying or running on the ground. Its long tail is very handy during these capers: it provides a good balance. White wagtails are sometimes called 'plow drivers' because they tend to follow tractors which have just plowed up all kinds of delicious prey. They also pursue their prey among grazing horses, sheep and cows.
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Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2006-01-02
    Delhi - Okhla, India
  • 2006-01-09
    Kheoladeo National Park, India
    Image from 2006-01-09
  • 2006-01-10
    Kheoladeo National Park, India
  • 2006-01-20
    Jim Corbett National Park - Dhikala, India
  • 2006-01-25
    Taroko Gorge - Tienhsiang, Taiwan
    ssp. lugens (Black-backed)
    Image from 2006-01-25
  • 2006-03-17
    Chiemsee, Germany
  • 2006-03-23
    Sultan's Marsh Bird Paradise, Turkey
    Image from 2006-03-23
  • 2008-07-16
    Listvyanka, Russia
    Image from 2008-07-16
  • 2008-07-20
    Tuva - Kyzyl, Russia
  • 2008-08-05
    Lake Teletskoye, Russia
    Image from 2008-08-05
  • 2008-08-08
    Krasnoyarsk - Yenesey South Bank, Russia
    Image from 2008-08-08
    Image from 2008-08-08
  • 2009-07-14
    Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong
  • 2009-07-23
    Hangzhou - Xi Hu, China
  • 2011-01-01
    Cairo, Egypt
  • 2011-01-20
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
  • 2011-01-23
    Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
  • 2011-01-28
    Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
  • 2013-01-05
    Tacheng, China
  • 2013-01-08
    Lijiang - Lashihai Wetland Park, China
  • 2013-01-11
    Detian Waterfall, China
  • 2013-02-16
    Namieri National Park, India
  • 2015-03-31
    Rio Almonte, Spain
  • 2015-04-01
    PN de Monfrague, Spain
  • 2016-03-17
    Kasai Rinkai Park, Japan
    Image from 2016-03-17
  • 2016-12-29
    Dubai Creek Park, United Arab Emirates
  • 2017-01-16
    Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
    Seen at camel racing track on the way back to Dubai
  • 2017-10-28
    Norfolk Coast, England
  • 2017-10-29
    Random Spot on the M1, England
  • 2019-09-28
    Isle of May, England
  • 2019-10-01
    Cairngorms National Park, England
  • 2019-10-02
    Orkney Islands, England
  • 2019-10-03
    Orkney Islands, England
  • 2021-05-15
    Crissy Field, United States of America
  • 2021-07-08
    Reykjavik, Iceland
  • 2021-07-09
    Reykjavik, Iceland
  • 2021-07-09
    Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
  • 2021-07-10
    Myvatn Area, Iceland
  • 2021-07-11
    Myvatn Area, Iceland
  • 2021-07-12
    Myvatn Area, Iceland
  • 2021-07-14
    Southern Iceland, Iceland
  • 2021-07-15
    Southern Iceland, Iceland
  • 2021-07-16
    Westmann Islands, Iceland
  • 2021-09-25
    Oxford, England
  • 2024-02-16
    Tokyo Imperial Palace, Japan
  • 2024-02-21
    Tokyo Wild Bird Park, Japan
  • 2024-02-26
    Amami-Oshima , Japan
    Image from 2024-02-26
  • 2024-02-27
    Izumi - Crane Center, Japan
  • 2024-02-28
    Kyoto - Kamo River, Japan
  • 2024-02-29
    Kyoto - Osawa Pond, Japan
  • 2024-02-29
    Kyoto - Botanical Gardens, Japan
  • 2024-03-01
    Kasai Rinkai Park, Japan
  • 2024-03-02
    Tama River, Japan
  • 2025-01-21
    Castell de Montjuic, Spain
  • 2025-02-21
    Oued Massa, Morocco
  • 2025-02-22
    Ouarzazate Lake, Morocco
  • 2025-02-22
    Bourmalne Dades, Morocco
  • 2025-02-24
    Merzouga, Morocco
  • 2025-03-02
    Playa Los Lances, Spain
  • 2025-03-04
    La Janda, Spain
  • 2025-03-06
    La Janda, Spain
  • 2025-03-07
    La Janda, Spain
  • 2025-03-08
    La Janda, Spain
  • 2025-03-10
    Cordoba, Spain
  • 2025-03-11
    Parque Nacional Tablas Daimiel, Spain
  • 2025-03-12
    Toledo, Spain
  • 2025-08-08
    Naritasan Park, Japan