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The willie-wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a smaw passerine bird in the wagtail faimily Motacillidae. The speshies breeds in muckle o Europe an Asie an pairts o North Africae. It haes a taehauld in Alaska as a scarce breeder. It is resident in the mildest pairts o its range, but itherweys migrates tae Africae. In Ireland an Great Breetain, the daurker subspeshies, M. a. yarrellii predominates. In tot, thare are atween 9 an 11 subspeshies.
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| Willie-wagtail | |
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| Female, first simmer | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Faimily: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Motacilla |
| Species: | M. alba |
| Binomial name | |
| Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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| Global range Simmer range Year-roond range Winter range | |
The willie-wagtail is an insectivorous bird o appen kintra, eften near habitation an watter.[2] It prefers bare areas for feedin, whaur it can see an pursue its prey. In urban areas it haes adaptit tae foragin on pavit areas sic as caur pairks. It nests in crevices in stane waws an seemilar naitural an man-made structurs.[2]
It is the naitional bird o Latvie an haes featurt on the stamps o several kintras.[3] Tho it is 'o least concern', thare are several threits against it, lik bein keept as pets an bein uised as fuid.
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