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White Wagtail (Transbaikalian)
Motacilla alba baicalensis (= Motacilla baicalensis) Swinhoe, R 1871
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 baicalensis
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Motacillidae
Genus:
Motacilla
Scientific:
Motacilla baicalensis
Original description
Citation:
Swinhoe, R 1871
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1871, pt.2 p.363
Imprint year:
1871
Protonym:
Motacilla baicalensis
Type locality:
'Eastern Asia'.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90542#page/459/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
78CA82B4ED76FEEC
Avibase ID:
avibase-78CA82B4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/78CA82B4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 920844
Geographic range:
- Motacilla alba baicalensis: breeds south-central Siberia to Mongolia and northeastern China; winters northeastern India to central Indochina
Source: Clements checklist
White Wagtail (baicalensis)
Afrikaans:
Witkwikkie (Baikal)
Arabic:
أبوفصادة ابيض (baicalensis)
Azerbaijani:
Ağ çaydaçapan (baicalensis yarımnövü)
Bulgarian:
Бяла стърчиопашка (ssp. baicalensis)
Catalan:
Cuereta blanca (baicalensis)
Czech:
konipas bílý (ssp. baicalensis)
Danish:
Hvid Vipstjert, Transbaikal (ssp. baicalensis)
German:
Bachstelze (baicalensis)
Greek:
Λευκοσουσουράδα (baicalensis)
Spanish:
Lavandera Blanca (baicalensis)
Spanish (Spain):
Lavandera blanca (baicalensis)
Estonian:
linavästrik (ssp. baicalensis)
Basque:
Buztanikara zuria (baicalensis)
Persian:
دم جنبانک ابلق (baicalensis)
Finnish:
västäräkki (baicalensis)
French:
Bergeronnette grise (baicalensis)
Hebrew:
נחליאלי לבן (מזרח סיביר)
Croatian:
bijela pastirica (baicalensis)
Indonesian:
Kicuit putih (baicalensis)
Icelandic:
Maríuerla (baicalensis)
Japanese (romaji):
hakusekirei (baicalensis)
Japanese:
ハクセキレイ（亜種シベリアハクセキレイ）
Korean:
시베리아알락할미새
Lithuanian:
Baltoji kielė (baicalensis)
Nepali:
सेतो टिकटिके (Transbaikalian)
Dutch:
Witte Kwikstaart (baicalensis)
Norwegian:
linerle (baicalensis)
Polish:
pliszka siwa (baicalensis)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Alvéola-branca (baicalensis)
Romanian:
Codobatură albă (baicalensis)
Russian:
Белая трясогузка (baicalensis)
Slovak:
trasochvost bajkalský (skup.)
Slovenian:
Bela pastirica (baicalensis)
Serbian:
Bela pliska (baicalensis)
Swedish:
sädesärla (baicalensis)
Thai:
นกอุ้มบาตร (หน้าขาวหลังเทา)
Turkish:
Ak Kuyruksallayan (baicalensis)
Ukrainian:
Плиска біла (підвид baicalensis)
Chinese:
白鹡鸰（东北亚，白脸灰背）
Chinese (Traditional):
白鶺鴒(貝加爾)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White Wagtail (baicalensis) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Baikal Wagtail ( Motacilla baicalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White Wagtail (baicalensis) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): White Wagtail (baicalensis) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Baikal Wagtail ( Motacilla baicalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Baikal Wagtail ( Motacilla baicalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Baikal Wagtail ( Motacilla baicalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Baikal Wagtail ( Motacilla baicalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Baikal Wagtail ( Motacilla baicalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Baikal Wagtail ( Motacilla baicalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Baikal Wagtail ( Motacilla baicalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Baikal Wagtail ( Motacilla baicalensis) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
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| Clements, version 2015: Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
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| Clements, version 2018: Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian) ( Motacilla alba baicalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
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| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
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| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
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| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Motacilla alba baicalensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Motacilla alba [alba, yarrellii, subpersonata, baicalensis, personata or ocularis]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Witkwikkie (Baikal)
Arabic: أبوفصادة ابيض (baicalensis)
Asturian: Llavandera blanca (baicalensis)
Azerbaijani: Ağ çaydaçapan (baicalensis yarımnövü), Baykal çaydaçapanı
Bulgarian: Бяла стърчиопашка (ssp. baicalensis)
Catalan: Cuereta blanca (baicalensis)
Czech: konipas bílý (ssp. baicalensis)
Danish: Hvid Vipstjert, Transbaikal (ssp. baicalensis)
German: Bachstelze (baicalensis), Bachstelze-baicalensis
Greek: Λευκοσουσουράδα (baicalensis)
English: Baikal Wagtail, Masked Wagtail, Pied wagtail, White Wagtail (baicalensis), White Wagtail (Transbaikalian)
English (Avilist): White Wagtail (Transbaikalian)
English (United Kingdom): White Wagtail (Transbaikalian)
English, HBW: White Wagtail (Transbaikalian)
English (Hong Kong SAR China): White Wagtail (baicalensis)
English (IOC): White Wagtail (Transbaikalian)
English (United States): White Wagtail (Transbaikalian)
Spanish: Lavandera Blanca (baicalensis)
Spanish (Chile): Lavandera blanca (baicalensis)
Spanish (Spain): Lavandera Blanca (baicalensis)
Spanish (HBW): White Wagtail (Transbaikalian)
Spanish (Mexico): Lavandera Blanca (baicalensis)
Spanish (Uruguay): White Wagtail (Subesp. baicalensis)
Estonian: linavästrik (ssp. baicalensis)
Basque: Buztanikara zuria (baicalensis)
Persian: دم جنبانک ابلق (baicalensis)
Finnish: västäräkki (baicalensis)
Faroese: Erla kongsdóttir (baicalensis)
French: Bergeronnette du Baïkal, Bergeronnette du lac Baïkal, Bergeronnette grise (baicalensis), Bergeronnette grise (Baïkal), Bergeronnette grise (lac Baïkal), Bergeronnette grise du lac Baïkal
French (Guyane): Bergeronnette grise (baicalensis)
Galician: Lavandeira branca (baicalensis)
Hebrew: נחליאלי לבן (מזרח סיביר)
Croatian: bijela pastirica (baicalensis)
Armenian: Սպիտակ խաղտտնիկ (baicalensis)
Indonesian: Kicuit putih (baicalensis)
Icelandic: Maríuerla (baicalensis)
Japanese (romaji): hakusekirei (baicalensis), shiberia haku-sekirei, Shiberia-hakusekirei
Japanese: シベリアハクセキレイ, シベリアハクセキレイ (baicalensis), ハクセキレイ (baicalensis), ハクセキレイ（亜種シベリアハクセキレイ）
Japanese (Kanji): シベリア白鶺鴒
Kazakh: Ақ наурызек (baicalensis)
Korean: 시베리아알락할미새
Kirghiz: Ак жылкычы чымчык (Tрансбайкальдык)
Scientific: Motacila alba baicalensis, Motacilla alba baicalensis, Motacilla baicalensis
Lithuanian: Baltoji kielė (baicalensis)
Nepali: सेतो टिकटिके (Transbaikalian)
Dutch: Witte Kwikstaart (baicalensis)
Norwegian: linerle (baicalensis)
Polish: pliszka siwa (baicalensis)
Portuguese (Portugal): Alvéola-branca (baicalensis)
Romanian: Codobatură albă (baicalensis)
Russian: Байкальская трясогузка, Белая трясогузка (baicalensis)
Slovak: trasochvost bajkalský, trasochvost bajkalský (skup.)
Slovenian: Bela pastirica (baicalensis)
Albanian: Bishtatundësi i bardhë (baicalensis)
Serbian: Bela pliska (baicalensis)
Swedish: sädesärla (baicalensis)
Thai: นกอุ้มบาตร (baicalensis), นกอุ้มบาตร (หน้าขาวหลังเทา), นกอุ้มบาตรหน้าขาวหลังเทา
Thai (Transliteration): nók ûm-bàat nâa-kʰăaw lăŋ-tʰaw
Turkish: Ak Kuyruksallayan (baicalensis)
Ukrainian: Плиска біла (підвид baicalensis)
Chinese: 白鹡鸰（东北亚，白脸）, 白鹡鸰（东北亚，白脸灰背）
Chinese (Hong Kong): 白鶺鴒 (baicalensis)
Chinese (Traditional): 白鶺鴒(貝加爾)
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