White Wagtail

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25399
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White Wagtail

Summary

White Wagtail is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,222 views/month, #1,012 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • White Wagtail received the Bird of the Year[3].
  • White Wagtail's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • White Wagtail is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • White Wagtail's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • White Wagtail is classified within Motacilla[7].
  • White Wagtail's scientific name is Motacilla alba[8].
  • White Wagtail's Commons category is recorded as Motacilla alba[9].
  • White Wagtail's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Motacilla alba[10].
  • White Wagtail's Commons gallery is recorded as Motacilla alba[11].
  • White Wagtail's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12].
  • White Wagtail's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. alba'}[13].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White Wagtail'}[14].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bachstelze'}[15].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lavandera Blanca'}[16].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'siglen wen'}[17].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'cuereta blanca'}[18].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'konipas bílý'}[19].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'linavästrik'}[20].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Linerle'}[21].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белая трясогузка'}[22].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ハクセキレイ'}[23].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hvid Vipstjert'}[24].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'västäräkki'}[25].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'barázdabillegető'}[26].
  • White Wagtail is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pliszka siwa'}[27].

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Classification

White Wagtail's scientific name is Motacilla alba[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Motacilla[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bachstelze'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lavandera Blanca'}[16], {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'siglen wen'}[17], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'cuereta blanca'}[18], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'konipas bílý'}[19].

Identifiers

White Wagtail's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 13695[28]. White Wagtail's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 45807[29]. White Wagtail's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 17102239[30]. White Wagtail's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9687165[31]. White Wagtail's ITIS TSN is recorded as 178476[32].

Why It Matters

White Wagtail ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,222 views/month, #1,012 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did White Wagtail receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · MPF · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 114
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'bat_smg', 'be', 'bg', 'bh',
    Claims rich → —
    Name → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: White Wagtail"
  2. 28d ago · Flipping Switches · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14880 → 68712
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14880]]: 68712, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323179730|Motacilla alba (#323179730)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8431|UkrBIN]] #mix'n'ma"
  3. 9w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Salzburgwiki id → 56046
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8854]]: 56046, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102088315|Bachstelze (#102088315)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3987|Salzburgwiki – Taxons]]"
  4. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.26'}
    Regional conservation status → Near Threatened
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Award received → Bird of the Year
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19331, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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