White Wagtail Motacilla alba Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (74)
- Subspecies (10)
Alexander V. Badyaev, Daniel D. Gibson, Brina Kessel, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witkwikkie |
| Albanian | Bishtatundësi i bardhë |
| Arabic | أبوفصادة ابيض |
| Armenian | Սպիտակ խաղտտնիկ |
| Asturian | Llavandera blanca |
| Azerbaijani | Ağ çaydaçapan |
| Bangla | সাদা খঞ্জনা |
| Bangla (Bangladesh) | সাদা খঞ্জনা |
| Bangla (India) | সাদা খঞ্জনা |
| Basque | Buztanikara zuria |
| Bulgarian | Бяла стърчиопашка |
| Catalan | cuereta blanca |
| Chinese | 白鶺鴒 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 白鶺鴒 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白鹡鸰 |
| Croatian | bijela pastirica |
| Czech | konipas bílý |
| Danish | Hvid Vipstjert |
| Dutch | Witte kwikstaart |
| English | White Wagtail |
| English (Hong Kong SAR China) | White Wagtail |
| English (UK) | Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail |
| English (United Arab Emirates) | White Wagtail |
| English (United States) | White Wagtail |
| Estonian | linavästrik |
| Faroese | Erla kongsdóttir |
| Finnish | västäräkki |
| French | Bergeronnette grise |
| French (Canada) | Bergeronnette grise |
| Galician | Lavandeira branca |
| Georgian | თეთრი ბოლოქანქარა |
| German | Bachstelze |
| Greek | Λευκοσουσουράδα |
| Gujarati | દિવાળીઘોડો |
| Hebrew | נחליאלי לבן |
| Hindi | सफ़ेद खंजन |
| Hungarian | Barázdabillegető |
| Icelandic | Maríuerla |
| Indonesian | Kicuit putih |
| Italian | Ballerina bianca |
| Japanese | ハクセキレイ |
| Kannada | ಬಿಳಿ ಸಿಪಿಲೆ |
| Korean | 알락할미새 |
| Ladakhi | རྔ་མ་ཧྲག་ལྷིང་། |
| Latvian | Baltā cielava |
| Lithuanian | Baltoji kielė |
| Malayalam | വെള്ള വാലുകുലുക്കി |
| Marathi | पांढरा धोबी |
| Mongolian | Хөх цэгцгий |
| Nepali (India) | सेतो टिकटिके |
| Nepali (Nepal) | सेतो टिकटिके |
| Norwegian | linerle |
| Odia | ସୁକଳମୁଖି ଖଞ୍ଜଣ |
| Persian | دم جنبانک ابلق |
| Polish | pliszka siwa |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Alvéola-branca |
| Punjabi (India) | ਚਿੱਟਾ ਮਮੋਲਾ |
| Romanian | Codobatură albă |
| Russian | Белая трясогузка |
| Serbian | Bela pliska |
| Slovak | trasochvost biely |
| Slovenian | Bela pastirica |
| Spanish | Lavandera Blanca |
| Spanish (Chile) | Lavandera blanca |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Lavandera blanca |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Lavandera Blanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Lavandera blanca |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Lavandera Blanca Euroasiática |
| Swedish | sädesärla |
| Telugu | తెల్ల జిట్టంగి |
| Thai | นกอุ้มบาตร |
| Turkish | Ak Kuyruksallayan |
| Ukrainian | Плиска біла |
| Zulu | umvemvomhlophe |
Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Motacilla alba
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.185.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europa = Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- MOTACILLA
- motacilla
- alba
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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