Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds

https://alchetron.com/White-wagtail

Scientific:
Motacilla alba

Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Motacillidae
Genus:
Motacilla

Danish: Hvid Vipstjert

Greenlandic: No Translation Found

Length: 16.5-19 cm

Wingspan: 25-30 cm

Weight: 17-25 g

The white wagtail got its name from the species habit of constantly bobbing the tail up and down.

Karl-Birger Strann, XC401933. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/401933.

Resources:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018).   Motacilla alba. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=400E032C4624AA36

RSPB A-Z of Birds: Pied wagtail (February 2004):
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/p/piedwagtail/index.asp

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