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Species profile—Motacilla alba (white wagtail)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails) → Motacilla alba (white wagtail)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)
Scientific name
Motacilla alba Gloger, 1829
Common name
white wagtail
WildNet taxon ID
1459
Synonym(s)
Motacilla lugens
Motacilla alba lugens
Alternate name(s)
black-backed wagtail
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1459.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024