White Wagtail

Basic Description

Bobbing its head and wagging its tail as it sashays across the ground, the White Wagtail is a familiar sight across its vast Eurasian breeding range. These slender, long-tailed songbirds come in a remarkable variety of black, gray, and white color themes. White Wagtails thrive in human settings, foraging for insects in parks and gardens and nesting in and around buildings. They also breed in deserts, high mountains, and on remote sea cliffs. Though they are mostly Eurasian breeders, White Wagtails also nest in small numbers in western Alaska and Greenland.