White Wagtail Motacilla alba
White Wagtail, Safa Park, Dubai, November 2010 - click for larger image

United Arab Emirates

The White Wagtail is distributed throughout Europe and Asia as well as Africa north of the Equator.

There are about 11 subspecies varying in the amount of grey and black in the plumage and the variable patterns on the head, throat, breast and wings.
White Wagtail, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, March 2010 - click for larger image The subspecies found in the United Arab Emirates is the nominate M. a. alba while the one found in the UK is M. a. yarrellii.

There is additional information available via Avibase.

The characteristic song is a high-pitched "chissik"

White Wagtail, Safa Park, Dubai, November 2010 - click for larger image

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