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White Wagtail Range Map

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Range Map for White Wagtail

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Migration

Nonmigratory to long-distance migrant.

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Compare the Japanese Wagtail Adult to the White Wagtail

Japanese Wagtail

Compare the White-browed Wagtail Adult to the White Wagtail

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Species in This Family

Wagtails and Pipits(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Motacillidae)

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Red-throated Pipit

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