C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Motacillidae

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

CIOC 10042

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Passeriformes · Motacillidae

A small black-and-white bird that bobs its long tail while running along paths and stream banks.

ATK25

DEF22

XC1183315 · wilmet sebastien · CC0 1.0

9901 / 11068

Play in Gacha Battle ↗

Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 16.5–19 cm
Body Mass: 23.9 g
Wingspan: 26 cm
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 25

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 25).

DEF 22

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 22).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

wilmet sebastien · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic: widespread & also Western Alaska Habitat: Human Modified

9 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Motacilla alba yarrellii
Ireland, Britain and coastal w Europe
Motacilla alba alba
se Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Is. through continental Europe to the Ural Mts., the Caucasus, c Asia and Middle East
Motacilla alba subpersonata
w Morocco
Motacilla alba personata
n Iran to sw Siberia, w Mongolia, nw China and w Himalayas
Motacilla alba baicalensis
sc Siberia to ne China
Motacilla alba ocularis
n Siberia to nw Alaska
Motacilla alba lugens
coastal Sea of Okhotsk, c Kamchatka, Commander Is. and Sakhalin (e Russia), n Korean Pen. and Hokkaido to Kyushu (n to s Japan)
Motacilla alba leucopsis
c, e China, Amurland and Ussuriland (se Russia), Korean Pen. and sw Honshu and n Kyushu (c to sw Japan)
Motacilla alba alboides
c, e Himalayas to s China, n Indochina and n Myanmar