The White Wagtail (Motacilla
alba) is 16-18 cm long species in the wagtail family. It has white forehead, cheeks, ear-coverts and head
sides; black chin, throat, rear crown, nape and hind neck; grey upperparts,
mantle and scapulars, and uppertail
coverts; two white wing bars; black breast; white belly, and black bill, legs
and feet. It is found breeding in much of Asia, Europe, and Africa. It derives
its name “wagtail,” like all other wagtails, from its most conspicuous trait of
constant tail wagging.
