Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Motacilla alba [alba, yarrellii, subpersonata, baicalensis, personata or ocularis]

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Other related concepts

• Motacilla [alba, samveasnae or lugens] (taxon group)
• Motacilla [alba or samveasnae] (taxon group)
• Motacilla alba [alba or baicalensis] (taxon group)
• Motacilla alba [alba x yarrellii] (hybrid)
• Motacilla alba [alba x personata] (hybrid)
• Motacilla alba [alba x lugens] (hybrid)
• Motacilla [aguimp x alba] (hybrid)
• Motacilla [alba x cinerea] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аДырганүыхәа
Afrikaans: Witkwikkie, Witkwikkie (Witwang)
Arabic: أبوفصادة ابيض (ابيض الوجه), الذعرة البيضاء, شتوي كثير جداً.
Asturian: Llavandera, Lllavandera blanca (blanca euroasiática)
Azerbaijani: Ağ çaydaçapan, Ağ çaydaçapan (alba/dukhunensis yarımnövü), ağ quyruqsallayan, ağ titrəkquyruq, sğ çaydaçalan
Bashkir: аҡ сәпсек, боҙтишкес, кәмәрсек, кәмәрсен, сәберсәк, сәбәрсен
Belarusian: Белая плiска, Белая пліска, Пліска белая
Bulgarian: Бяла стърчиопашка, Бяла стърчиопашка (ssp. alba/dukhunensis)
Bengali: ধলা খঞ্জন
Breton: Ar gannerez c'hris ar vengleuz
Catalan: Cuereta blanca, Cuereta blanca (euroasiàtica), Cuereta blanca vulgar, Xàtxero
Catalan (Balears): Xàtxero
Valencian: Cueta citrina
Montenegrin: bijela pastirica, бијела пастирица
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): бијела пастирица
Czech: Konipas bílý, konipas bílý (ssp. alba/dukhunensis), konipas bílý evropský/západosibiřský
Chuvash: шурă пăрчăкан
Welsh: Siglen Fraith, Siglen wen
Danish: Hvid Vipstjert, Hvid Vipstjert (alba), Hvid Vipstjert, Almindelig (ssp. alba)
German: Bachstelze, Bachstelze (alba/dukhunensis), Bachstelze-alba, Bachstelze-alba (alba/dukhunensis)
Greek: Λευκοσουσουράδα, Λευκοσουσουράδα (alba/dukhunensis)
English: European White Wagtail, Masked Wagtail, Pied wagtail, White Wagtail, White Wagtail (alba), White Wagtail (White-faced), White Wagtail [alba or dukhuensis]
English (United Kingdom): Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail, White Wagtail (alba)
English, HBW: White Wagtail (White-faced)
English (IOC): White Wagtail (White-faced)
English (Kenya): White Wagtail
English (UAE): White Wagtail (alba), White Wagtail (White-faced)
English (United States): White Wagtail (White-faced)
Esperanto: blanka motacilo , Griza motacilo
Spanish: Lavandera Blanca, Lavandera Blanca (alba/dukhunensis), Lavandera Blanca (blanca euroasiática)
Spanish (Spain): Lavandera Blanca, Lavandera Blanca (alba/dukhunensis), Lavandera blanca (blanca euroasiática)
Spanish (HBW): White Wagtail (White-faced)
Spanish (Mexico): Lavandera Blanca, Lavandera Blanca (alba/dukhunensis)
Spanish (Uruguay): White Wagtail, White Wagtail (Subesp. alba/dukhunensis)
Estonian: Linavästrik
Basque: Buztanikara zuria, Buztanikara zuria (alba/dukhunensis)
Evenki: чикчакун, чичака̄н, чичакӯн, чичап, чокчокӯн
Persian: دم‌ جنبانک ابلق (alba/dukhunensis), دم‌جنبانک ابلق
Finnish: Västäräkki, västäräkki (alalaji alba), västäräkki (alba/dukhunensis)
Faroese: Erka kongsdóttir (alba/dukhunensis), Erla, Erla kongsdóttir
French: Bergeronnette grise, Bergeronnette grise (alba), Bergeronnette grise (nominal), Bergeronnette grise [alba or dukhuensis], Bergeronnette grise [alba ou dukhuensis], Bergeronnette grise [alba ou dukhunensis]
Friulian: bandule, scjassecode
Frisian: Boumantsje
Irish: Glasóg Shráide
Gaelic: Breac an t-Sìl
Galician: Lavandeira branca, Lavandeira branca (alba/dukhunensis)
Manx: Ushag Vreck
Hebrew: נחליאלי לבן, נחליאלי לבן (לבן-פנים)
Croatian: Bijela Pastirica, Bijela pastirica (bijelolica)
Hungarian: Barázdabillegető, Barázdabillegető (Fehérarcú)
Armenian: Սպիտակ Խաղտտնիկ, Սպիտակ խաղտտնիկ (Սպիտակադեմք)
Icelandic: Maríuerla, Maríuerla (alba), Maríuerla (alba/dukhunensis)
Italian: Ballerina bianca, Ballerina bianca (alba/dukhunensis)
Japanese (romaji): hakusekirei, Haku-sekirei, hakusekirei (alba/dukhunensis), tairiku haku-sekirei
Japanese: タイリクハクセキレイ, ニシシベリアハクセキレイ (alba/dukhunensis), ハクセキレイ, ハクセキレイ (alba/dukhunensis), ハクセキレイ（亜種ヨーロッパクセキレイ）
Japanese (Kanji): 大陸白鶺鴒
Georgian: თეთრი ბოლოქანქალა, თეთრი ბოლოქანქარა
Kara-Kalpak: қара шымшық, қаратамақ
Kabardian: мывэкӀэпыс, мывэкӀэпысхужь
Mongolian, Halh: жанхлай, хөх цэгцгий
Khakas: Ах ызығас
Kazakh: ақ қаратамақ торғай, Ақ шақшақай
Kazakh (Transliteration): aq şaqşaqay, qara-moyın şaqşaqay
Korean: 알락할미새, 알락할미새 (alba/dukhunensis)
Korean (Transliteration): allak-halmi-sae
Karachay-Balkar: акъ сабан чыпчыкъ, акъ сабанчыпчыкъ
North Karelian: valkoväistäräkki
Cornish: Stenor
Kirghiz: ак жылкычы кучкач, кадимки жылкычы чымчык
Scientific: Motacilla alba, Motacilla alba [alba or dukhuensis], Motacilla alba alba, Motacilla alba alba/dukhunensis, Motacilla alba alba/dukunensis, Motacilla alba personata, Motacilla albidis, Motacilla lugubris, Motacilla personata
Luxembourgish: Panewippchen
Lithuanian: Baltoji kiele, Baltoji kielė, Baltoji kielė (alba/dukhunensis), Žiloji kielė
Latvian: Baltā cielava, Baltā cielava (alba/dukhunensis)
Macedonian: Бела (Мала) тресиопашка
Malayalam: വെള്ള  വാലുകുലുക്കി 
Mongolian: жанхлай, Мэлзэн цэгцгий, Хүхэ сэсэгы, Хөх цэгцгий, хөх цэгцүүхэй, хөх цэгцхий, цэгцхий
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠬᠦᠬᠡ ᠴᠡᠭᠴᠡᠭᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠬᠦᠬᠡ ᠴᠡᠭᠴᠡᠬᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Хөх цэгцхий, Цэгцхий
Mongolian (Transliteration): khökh tsegtsgii, khökh tsegtskhii, khükhe sesegi, melzeŋ tsegtsgii, tsegtskhii
Moldavian: Codobatură albă
Malay: Burung Kedidi Hitam-Putih, Burung Pipit Pelanduk, Kedidi Hitam-Putih
Maltese: Zakak Abjad, zakak tal-ħannieqa
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): хөх цэгцүүхэй, хөх цэгцхий, цэгцхий
Nepali: फुस्रो टिकटिके
Dutch: Witte Kwikstaart, Witte Kwikstaart (alba/dukhunensis)
Norwegian: Linerle, linerle (alba/dukhunensis)
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): virduvästäräkki
Polish: Pliszka górska, pliszka siwa, pliszka siwa (alba/dukhunensis), pliszka siwa (ssp. dukhunensis)
Pinyin: bái chànr (zhànr?, bái jílíng, bái mǎ lán-huā, bái-liǎn jílíng, bái-miàn niǎo, bīn-líng, diǎn-shuǐ què
Portuguese: Alvéola-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): Alvéola-branca, alvéola-branca (alba/dukhunensis), Alvéola-branca-comum
Romansh: Ballacua alva
Romanian: Codobatură albă
Russian: Белая трясогузка, Белая трясогузка (alba/dukhunensis), Белая трясогузка (подвид alba/dukhunensis), Маскированная трясогузка, Трясогузка белая
Yakut: сылгы чыычааҕа, сылгычыай, сылгычыайа, сылгычыайдар, үрүҥ сылгычыай
Scots: Breac an t-sil
Northern Sami: Beštor
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Sudu Halapenda
Slovak: Trasochvost biely, trasochvost biely (skup.)
Slovenian: bela pastirica, Bela pastirica (alba/dukhunensis)
Albanian: Bishtatundësi i bardhë
Serbian: Bela pliska (alba/dukhunensis), bijela pliska
Swedish: Sädesärla, sädesärla (alba/dukhunensis)
Swahili: Tikisa Mweupe
Tamil: மஞ்சள் வாலாட்டி, வெள்ளை வாலாட்டி
Thai: นกอุ้มบาตร, นกอุ้มบาตร (alba/dukhunensis), นกอุ้มบาตร (ยูเรเชีย)
Thai (Transliteration): nók ûm-bàat
Turkmen: geçiguş
Turkish: Ak Kuyruksallayan, Ak Kuyruksallayan (alba/dukhunensis), Akkuyruksallayan, Ақ шақшақай, Қарамойын шақшақай
Tatar: ак сиртмәкойрык
Tuvinian: Сайдаяк
Udmurt: валсырчик, валчечег, валчорчык, валчутон, ву дур чечег, вудурчечег, вучечег, йӧвырӟытӥсь, йӧгигтӥсь, йӧгылтӥсь, йӧчигтӥсь, тӧдьы йӧгылтӥсь, тӧдьы чечег, чечег, чечегъѐс, чибизык, чорчык
Ukrainian: Біла плиска, Плиска біла, Плиска біла (підвид alba/dukhunensis)
Uzbek: оқ жибилажибон, оқ жиблажибон
Vietnamese: Chìa vôi trắng, Chim Chìa vôi trắng
Kalmyk: цаһан дагҗу
Chinese: 濒鴒, 点水雀, 白脸鹡鸰, 白面鸟, 白颤儿, 白马兰花, 白鶺鴒 , 白鹡鸰, 白鹡鸰（欧洲）, 白鹡鸰（欧洲，白脸灰背）
Chinese (Traditional): 瀕鴒, 白臉鶺鴒, 白面鳥, 白顫兒, 白馬蘭花, 白鶺鴒, 白鶺鴒(指名亞種群), 點水雀
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 白鶺鴒
Chinese (Taiwan): 白鶺鴒 , 白鹡鸰