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White Wagtail (alba)

Motacilla alba alba Linnaeus, C 1758




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Motacillidae
Genus:
   Motacilla
Scientific:
  Motacilla alba alba


Original description

Citation:
  Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.185

Protonym:
  Motacilla alba

Type locality:
  Europa = Sweden.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/204/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7658B7D5F07C486F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7658B7D5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7658B7D5


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 178477

Geographic range:

  • Motacilla alba alba: southeastern Greenland and Iceland to Faroe Islands, Europe, southern Urals, and Türkiye
English:
White Wagtail (alba)
French:
Bergeronnette grise (alba)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White Wagtail (alba) ( Motacilla alba alba)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White Wagtail (alba) ( Motacilla alba alba)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White Wagtail (alba) ( Motacilla alba alba)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White Wagtail (nominate) ( Motacilla alba alba)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White Wagtail (nominate) ( Motacilla alba alba)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White Wagtail (nominate) ( Motacilla alba alba)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White Wagtail (nominate) ( Motacilla alba alba)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White Wagtail (nominate) ( Motacilla alba alba)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White Wagtail (nominate) ( Motacilla alba alba)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White Wagtail (nominate) ( Motacilla alba alba)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White Wagtail (nominate) ( Motacilla alba alba)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
Motacilla alba alba
Clements, version 2021:
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Motacilla alba alba [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Motacilla alba [alba or dukhuensis]

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Other synonyms

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Azerbaijani: Avropa çaydaçapanı
Catalan: Cuereta blanca vulgar
German: Bachstelze-alba
Greek: Άσπρος Ζευκαλάτης
Greek (Cypriot): Άσπρος Ζευκαλάτης
English: Abd el Kuri Wagtail, White Wagtail, White Wagtail (alba), White Wagtail (nominate)
Spanish: Lavandera Blanca
Estonian: Linavästrik
French: Bergeronnette grise, Bergeronnette grise (alba), Bergeronnette grise (nominal), Bergeronnette grise (nominale), Bergeronnette grise (race nominale)
Irish: glasóg bhán
Scientific: Motacila alba alba, Motacilla alba, Motacilla alba alba, Motacilla alba forwoodi, Motacilla forwoodi
Norwegian: Linerle (alba), Linerle, underarten alba

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