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White Wagtail (Hodgson's)
Motacilla alba alboides (= Motacilla alboides) Hodgson, BH 1836
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 alboides
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Motacillidae
Genus:
Motacilla
Scientific:
Motacilla alboides
Original description
Citation:
Hodgson, BH 1836
Reference:
Asiat. Res. Trans. Soc. Bengal
19, pt.I p.191-192
Protonym:
[Motacilla] Alboides
Type locality:
no locality = Nepal.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137987#page/241/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
3836EDE3CAAC587B
Avibase ID:
avibase-3836EDE3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3836EDE3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 920843
English:
White Wagtail (alboides)
Afrikaans:
Witkwikkie (Hodgson)
Arabic:
أبوفصادة ابيض (alboides)
Azerbaijani:
Ağ çaydaçapan (alboides yarımnövü)
Bulgarian:
Бяла стърчиопашка (ssp. alboides)
Catalan:
Cuereta blanca (alboides)
Czech:
konipas bílý (ssp. alboides)
Danish:
Hvid Vipstjert, Hodgson's (ssp. alboides)
German:
Bachstelze (alboides)
Greek:
Λευκοσουσουράδα (alboides)
Spanish:
Lavandera Blanca (alboides)
Spanish (Spain):
Lavandera blanca (alboides)
Estonian:
linavästrik (ssp. alboides)
Basque:
Buztanikara zuria (alboides)
Persian:
دم جنبانک ابلق (alboides)
Finnish:
västäräkki (alboides)
French:
Bergeronnette grise (alboides)
Hebrew:
נחליאלי לבן (הימלאיה)
Croatian:
bijela pastirica (alboides)
Indonesian:
Kicuit putih (alboides)
Icelandic:
Maríuerla (alboides)
Japanese (romaji):
hakusekirei (alboides)
Japanese:
ハクセキレイ（亜種ネパールハクセキレイ）
Korean:
히말라야알락할미새
Lithuanian:
Baltoji kielė (alboides)
Nepali:
सेतो टिकटिके (Hodgson's)
Dutch:
Witte Kwikstaart (alboides)
Norwegian:
linerle (alboides)
Polish:
pliszka siwa (alboides)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Alvéola-branca (alboides)
Romanian:
Codobatură albă (alboides)
Russian:
Белая трясогузка (alboides)
Slovak:
trasochvost himalájsky (skup.)
Slovenian:
Bela pastirica (alboides)
Serbian:
Bela pliska (alboides)
Swedish:
sädesärla (alboides)
Thai:
นกอุ้มบาตร (หิมาลัย)
Turkish:
Ak Kuyruksallayan (alboides)
Ukrainian:
Плиска біла (підвид alboides)
Chinese:
白鹡鸰（西南，黑脸黑背）
Chinese (Traditional):
白鹡鸰（喜马拉雅，黑脸黑背）
White Wagtail (alboides)
Afrikaans:
Witkwikkie (Hodgson)
Arabic:
أبوفصادة ابيض (alboides)
Azerbaijani:
Ağ çaydaçapan (alboides yarımnövü)
Bulgarian:
Бяла стърчиопашка (ssp. alboides)
Catalan:
Cuereta blanca (alboides)
Czech:
konipas bílý (ssp. alboides)
Danish:
Hvid Vipstjert, Hodgson's (ssp. alboides)
German:
Bachstelze (alboides)
Greek:
Λευκοσουσουράδα (alboides)
Spanish:
Lavandera Blanca (alboides)
Spanish (Spain):
Lavandera blanca (alboides)
Estonian:
linavästrik (ssp. alboides)
Basque:
Buztanikara zuria (alboides)
Persian:
دم جنبانک ابلق (alboides)
Finnish:
västäräkki (alboides)
French:
Bergeronnette grise (alboides)
Hebrew:
נחליאלי לבן (הימלאיה)
Croatian:
bijela pastirica (alboides)
Indonesian:
Kicuit putih (alboides)
Icelandic:
Maríuerla (alboides)
Japanese (romaji):
hakusekirei (alboides)
Japanese:
ハクセキレイ（亜種ネパールハクセキレイ）
Korean:
히말라야알락할미새
Lithuanian:
Baltoji kielė (alboides)
Nepali:
सेतो टिकटिके (Hodgson's)
Dutch:
Witte Kwikstaart (alboides)
Norwegian:
linerle (alboides)
Polish:
pliszka siwa (alboides)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Alvéola-branca (alboides)
Romanian:
Codobatură albă (alboides)
Russian:
Белая трясогузка (alboides)
Slovak:
trasochvost himalájsky (skup.)
Slovenian:
Bela pastirica (alboides)
Serbian:
Bela pliska (alboides)
Swedish:
sädesärla (alboides)
Thai:
นกอุ้มบาตร (หิมาลัย)
Turkish:
Ak Kuyruksallayan (alboides)
Ukrainian:
Плиска біла (підвид alboides)
Chinese:
白鹡鸰（西南，黑脸黑背）
Chinese (Traditional):
白鹡鸰（喜马拉雅，黑脸黑背）
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White Wagtail (alboides) ( Motacilla alba alboides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Himalayan Wagtail ( Motacilla alboides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White Wagtail (alboides) ( Motacilla alba alboides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): White Wagtail (alboides) ( Motacilla alba alboides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Himalayan Wagtail ( Motacilla alboides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Himalayan Wagtail ( Motacilla alboides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Himalayan Wagtail ( Motacilla alboides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Himalayan Wagtail ( Motacilla alboides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Himalayan Wagtail ( Motacilla alboides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Himalayan Wagtail ( Motacilla alboides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Himalayan Wagtail ( Motacilla alboides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Himalayan Wagtail ( Motacilla alboides) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Motacilla lugens alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Motacilla lugens alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Motacilla lugens alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Motacilla lugens alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Motacilla lugens alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Motacilla lugens alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Motacilla lugens alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: White Wagtail (Hodgson's) ( Motacilla alba alboides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Motacilla alba alboides [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Motacilla alba alboides [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 (Hodgson)
Arabic: أبوفصادة ابيض (alboides)
Asturian: Llavandera blanca (alboides)
Azerbaijani: Ağ çaydaçapan (alboides yarımnövü), Himalaya çaydaçapanı
Bulgarian: Бяла стърчиопашка (ssp. alboides)
Catalan: Cuereta blanca (alboides)
Czech: konipas bílý (ssp. alboides)
Danish: Hvid Vipstjert, Hodgson's (ssp. alboides)
German: Bachstelze (alboides), Bachstelze-alboides
Greek: Λευκοσουσουράδα (alboides)
English: Himalayan Wagtail, Hodgson's Pied Wagtail, Hodgson's Wagtail, Pied wagtail, White Wagtail (alboides), White Wagtail (Hodgson's)
English (Avilist): White Wagtail (Hodgson's)
English (United Kingdom): White Wagtail (Hodgson's)
English, HBW: White Wagtail (Hodgson's)
English (Hong Kong SAR China): White Wagtail (alboides)
English (IOC): White Wagtail (Hodgson's)
English (United States): White Wagtail (Hodgson's)
Spanish: Lavandera Blanca (alboides)
Spanish (Chile): Lavandera blanca (alboides)
Spanish (Spain): Lavandera Blanca (alboides)
Spanish (HBW): White Wagtail (Hodgson's)
Spanish (Mexico): Lavandera Blanca (alboides)
Spanish (Uruguay): White Wagtail (Subesp. alboides)
Estonian: linavästrik (ssp. alboides)
Basque: Buztanikara zuria (alboides)
Persian: دم جنبانک ابلق (alboides)
Finnish: västäräkki (alboides)
Faroese: Erla kongsdóttir (alboides)
French: Bergeronnette de l'Himalaya, Bergeronnette grise (alboides), Bergeronnette grise (Himalaya), Bergeronnette grise de l'Himalaya
French (Guyane): Bergeronnette grise (alboides)
Galician: Lavandeira branca (alboides)
Hebrew: נחליאלי לבן (הימלאיה)
Croatian: bijela pastirica (alboides)
Armenian: Սպիտակ խաղտտնիկ (alboides)
Indonesian: Kicuit putih (alboides)
Icelandic: Maríuerla (alboides)
Japanese (romaji): hakusekirei (alboides), nepāru haku-sekirei, Neparu-hakusekirei
Japanese: ネパールハクセキレイ, ネパールハクセキレイ (alboides), ハクセキレイ (alboides), ハクセキレイ（亜種ネパールハクセキレイ）
Japanese (Kanji): ネパール白鶺鴒
Kazakh: Ақ наурызек (alboides)
Korean: 알락할미새 (alboides), 히말라야알락할미새
Kirghiz: Ак жылкычы чымчык (Hodgson's)
Scientific: Motacilla alba alboides, Motacilla alba albula, Motacilla alboides, Motacilla alboides alboides, Motacilla lugens alboides
Lithuanian: Baltoji kielė (alboides)
Nepali: सेतो टिकटिके (Hodgson's)
Dutch: Witte Kwikstaart (alboides)
Norwegian: linerle (alboides)
Polish: pliszka siwa (alboides)
Portuguese (Portugal): Alvéola-branca (alboides)
Romanian: Codobatură albă (alboides)
Russian: Белая трясогузка (alboides)
Slovak: trasochvost himalájsky, trasochvost himalájsky (skup.)
Slovenian: Bela pastirica (alboides)
Albanian: Bishtatundësi i bardhë (alboides)
Serbian: Bela pliska (alboides)
Swedish: sädesärla (alboides)
Thai: นกอุ้มบาตร (alboides), นกอุ้มบาตร (หิมาลัย), นกอุ้มบาตรหิมาลัย
Thai (Transliteration): nók ûm-bàat hì-maa-lay
Turkish: Ak Kuyruksallayan (alboides)
Ukrainian: Плиска біла (підвид alboides)
Chinese: 白鹡鸰, 白鹡鸰（喜马拉雅，黑脸黑背）, 白鹡鸰（西南，黑脸黑背）
Chinese (Hong Kong): 白鶺鴒 (alboides)
Chinese (Traditional): 白鹡鸰（喜马拉雅，黑脸黑背）
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