Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Motacilla alba White Wagtail
Animal Group:	Bird
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Motacillidae

Conservation Status

Statutory Protection in Hong Kong

Listed in Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status

Least Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Common passage migrant and winter visitor. Widely distributed in Hong Kong.

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References

More on Bird in HK

Carey, G.J., Chalmers, M.L., Diskin, D.A., Kennerley, P.R., Leader, P.J., Leven, M.R., Lewthwaite, R.W., Melville, D.S., Turnbull, M., Young, L. 2001. The Avifauna of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong.

Philips, K., Lam, C.Y., Viney, C. 1994. Birds of Hong Kong and South China. Government Printer, Hong Kong.

Zheng, G. 2002. A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World. Science Press.