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White Wagtail (Black-backed)
Motacilla alba lugens (= Motacilla lugens) Gloger, CWL 1829
The white wagtail is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which also includes pipits and longclaws. The species breeds in much of Europe and the Asian Palearctic and parts of North Africa. It has a toehold in Alaska as a scarce breeder. It is resident in the mildest parts of its range, but otherwise migrates to Africa. In Ireland and Great Britain, the darker subspecies, the pied wagtail or water wagtail predominates. In total, there are between 9 and 11 subspecies. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Motacillidae
Genus:
Motacilla
Scientific:
Motacilla lugens
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Motacillidae
Genus:
Motacilla
Scientific:
Motacilla lugens
Original description
Citation:
Gloger, CWL 1829
Reference:
Isis
22, heft 7 col.771
Protonym:
M[otacilla] lugens
Type locality:
Kamchatka.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/86743#page/396/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
0C6E6012C102A1E2
Avibase ID:
avibase-0C6E6012
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0C6E6012
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178479
English:
White Wagtail (lugens)
Afrikaans:
Witkwikkie (Swartrug)
Arabic:
أبوفصادة ابيض (lugens)
Azerbaijani:
Ağ çaydaçapan (lugens yarımnövü)
Bulgarian:
Бяла стърчиопашка (ssp. lugens)
Catalan:
Cuereta blanca (lugens)
Czech:
konipas bílý (ssp. lugens)
Danish:
Hvid Vipstjert, Sorthvid (ssp. lugens)
German:
Bachstelze (lugens)
Greek:
Λευκοσουσουράδα (lugens)
Spanish:
Lavandera Blanca (lugens)
Spanish (Spain):
Lavandera blanca (lugens)
Estonian:
ida-linavästrik
Basque:
Buztanikara zuria (lugens)
Persian:
دم جنبانک ابلق (lugens)
Finnish:
västäräkki (lugens)
French:
Bergeronnette grise (lugens)
Hebrew:
נחליאלי לבן (שחור-גב)
Croatian:
bijela pastirica (lugens)
Indonesian:
Kicuit putih (lugens)
Icelandic:
Maríuerla (lugens)
Japanese (romaji):
hakusekirei (lugens)
Japanese:
ハクセキレイ（亜種ハクセキレイ）
Korean:
알락할미새 (alba/dukhunensis/baicalensis)
Lithuanian:
Baltoji kielė (lugens)
Nepali:
सेतो टिकटिके (Black-backed)
Dutch:
Witte Kwikstaart (lugens)
Norwegian:
linerle (lugens)
Polish:
pliszka siwa (lugens)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Alvéola-branca (lugens)
Romanian:
Codobatură albă (lugens)
Russian:
Белая трясогузка (Камчатская)
Slovak:
trasochvost čiernochrbtý (skup.)
Slovenian:
Bela pastirica (lugens)
Serbian:
Bela pliska (lugens)
Swedish:
sädesärla (lugens)
Thai:
นกอุ้มบาตร (หลังดำ)
Turkish:
Ak Kuyruksallayan (lugens)
Ukrainian:
Плиска біла (підвид lugens)
Chinese:
白鹡鸰（东北亚，眼纹黑背）
Chinese (Traditional):
白鶺鴒(黑背眼紋)
White Wagtail (lugens)
Afrikaans:
Witkwikkie (Swartrug)
Arabic:
أبوفصادة ابيض (lugens)
Azerbaijani:
Ağ çaydaçapan (lugens yarımnövü)
Bulgarian:
Бяла стърчиопашка (ssp. lugens)
Catalan:
Cuereta blanca (lugens)
Czech:
konipas bílý (ssp. lugens)
Danish:
Hvid Vipstjert, Sorthvid (ssp. lugens)
German:
Bachstelze (lugens)
Greek:
Λευκοσουσουράδα (lugens)
Spanish:
Lavandera Blanca (lugens)
Spanish (Spain):
Lavandera blanca (lugens)
Estonian:
ida-linavästrik
Basque:
Buztanikara zuria (lugens)
Persian:
دم جنبانک ابلق (lugens)
Finnish:
västäräkki (lugens)
French:
Bergeronnette grise (lugens)
Hebrew:
נחליאלי לבן (שחור-גב)
Croatian:
bijela pastirica (lugens)
Indonesian:
Kicuit putih (lugens)
Icelandic:
Maríuerla (lugens)
Japanese (romaji):
hakusekirei (lugens)
Japanese:
ハクセキレイ（亜種ハクセキレイ）
Korean:
알락할미새 (alba/dukhunensis/baicalensis)
Lithuanian:
Baltoji kielė (lugens)
Nepali:
सेतो टिकटिके (Black-backed)
Dutch:
Witte Kwikstaart (lugens)
Norwegian:
linerle (lugens)
Polish:
pliszka siwa (lugens)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Alvéola-branca (lugens)
Romanian:
Codobatură albă (lugens)
Russian:
Белая трясогузка (Камчатская)
Slovak:
trasochvost čiernochrbtý (skup.)
Slovenian:
Bela pastirica (lugens)
Serbian:
Bela pliska (lugens)
Swedish:
sädesärla (lugens)
Thai:
นกอุ้มบาตร (หลังดำ)
Turkish:
Ak Kuyruksallayan (lugens)
Ukrainian:
Плиска біла (підвид lugens)
Chinese:
白鹡鸰（东北亚，眼纹黑背）
Chinese (Traditional):
白鶺鴒(黑背眼紋)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White Wagtail (lugens) ( Motacilla alba lugens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-backed Wagtail ( Motacilla lugens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White Wagtail (lugens) ( Motacilla alba lugens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): White Wagtail (lugens) ( Motacilla alba lugens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-backed Wagtail ( Motacilla lugens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-backed Wagtail ( Motacilla lugens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-backed Wagtail ( Motacilla lugens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-backed Wagtail ( Motacilla lugens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-backed Wagtail ( Motacilla lugens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-backed Wagtail ( Motacilla lugens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-backed Wagtail ( Motacilla lugens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-backed Wagtail ( Motacilla lugens) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Motacilla lugens lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Motacilla lugens lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Motacilla lugens lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Motacilla lugens lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Motacilla lugens lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Motacilla lugens lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Motacilla lugens lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: White Wagtail (Black-backed) ( Motacilla alba lugens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Motacilla alba lugens [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Motacilla alba [lugens, alboides or leucopsis]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Witkwikkie (Swartrug)
Arabic: أبوفصادة ابيض (lugens)
Asturian: Llavandera blanca (lugens)
Azerbaijani: Ağ çaydaçapan (lugens yarımnövü), qarabel çaydaçapan
Bulgarian: Бяла стърчиопашка (ssp. lugens)
Catalan: Cuereta blanca (lugens)
Czech: konipas bílý (ssp. lugens), konipas černohřbetý
Danish: Hvid Vipstjert, Sorthvid (ssp. lugens), Hvidvinget Vipstjert
German: Bachstelze, Bachstelze (lugens), Kamschatkabachstelze
Greek: Λευκοσουσουράδα (lugens)
English: Black-backed Wagtail, White Wagtail (Black-backed), White Wagtail (lugens)
English (Avilist): White Wagtail (Black-backed)
English (United Kingdom): White Wagtail (Black-backed)
English, HBW: White Wagtail (Black-backed)
English (Hong Kong SAR China): White Wagtail (lugens)
English (IOC): White Wagtail (Black-backed)
English (United States): White Wagtail (Black-backed)
Esperanto: Nigradorsa motacilo
Spanish: Lavandera Blanca (lugens)
Spanish (Chile): Lavandera blanca (lugens)
Spanish (Cuba): Lavandera Blanca (dorso negro)
Spanish (Spain): Lavandera Blanca (lugens)
Spanish (HBW): White Wagtail (Black-backed)
Spanish (Mexico): Lavandera Blanca (lugens)
Spanish (Uruguay): White Wagtail (Subesp. lugens)
Estonian: ida-linavästrik
Basque: Buztanikara zuria (lugens)
Persian: دم جنبانک ابلق (lugens)
Finnish: västäräkki (lugens)
Faroese: Erla kongsdóttir (lugens)
French: Bergeronnette grise (lugens), Bergeronnette grise (lugubre), Bergeronnette lugubre
French (Guyane): Bergeronnette grise (lugens)
Galician: Lavandeira branca (lugens)
Hebrew: נחליאלי לבן (שחור-גב)
Croatian: bijela pastirica (lugens)
Armenian: Սպիտակ խաղտտնիկ (lugens)
Indonesian: Kicuit putih (lugens)
Icelandic: Maríuerla (lugens)
Italian: Ballerina dorsonero
Japanese (romaji): Hakusekirei, Haku-sekirei, hakusekirei (lugens)
Japanese: ハクセキレイ, ハクセキレイ (lugens), ハクセキレイ（亜種ハクセキレイ）
Japanese (Kanji): 白鶺鴒
Kazakh: Ақ наурызек (lugens)
Korean: 백할미새, 알락할미새 (alba/dukhunensis/baicalensis)
Kirghiz: Ак жылкычы чымчык (Black-backed)
Scientific: Motacilla alba lugens, Motacilla blakistoni, Motacilla lugens, Motacilla lugens lugens
Lithuanian: Baltoji kielė (lugens)
Nepali: सेतो टिकटिके (Black-backed)
Dutch: Witte Kwikstaart (lugens), Zwartrugkwikstaart
Norwegian: Hvitvingeerle, linerle (lugens)
Polish: pliszka czarnogrzbieta, pliszka siwa (lugens)
Pinyin: hēi-bèi bái jílíng, hēi-bèi jílíng
Portuguese (Portugal): Alvéola-branca (lugens)
Romanian: Codobatură albă (lugens)
Russian: Белая трясогузка (Камчатская), Камчатская трясогузка, Трясогузка камчатская
Slovak: trasochvost čiernochrbtý, trasochvost čiernochrbtý (skup.)
Slovenian: Bela pastirica (lugens)
Albanian: Bishtatundësi i bardhë (lugens)
Serbian: Bela pliska (lugens)
Swedish: sädesärla (lugens)
Thai: นกเด้าลมหลังดำ, นกอุ้มบาตร (หลังดำ), นกอุ้มบาตรหลังดำ
Thai (Transliteration): nók ûm-bàat lăŋ-dam
Turkish: Ak Kuyruksallayan (lugens)
Tatar: Камчатка сиртмәкойрыгы
Ukrainian: Плиска біла (підвид lugens)
Chinese: 白鹡鸰（东北亚，眼纹黑背）, 黑背白鹡鸰, 黑背鹡鸰
Chinese (Hong Kong): 白鶺鴒 (lugens)
Chinese (Traditional): 白鶺鴒(黑背眼紋), 黑背白鶺鴒, 黑背鶺鴒
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 黑背白鶺鴒
Chinese (Taiwan): 黑背白鹡鸰
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