page_title: List of birds of Gibraltar
section_title: Wagtails and pipits
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Gibraltar / Wagtails and pipits
caption_attribution_description: Motacilla alba, Biebrza National Park, Poland Deutsch: Bachstelze English: White Wagtail (Motacilla alba alba), Biebrza National Park, Poland.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Gibraltar. The avifauna of Gibraltar include a total of 311 species, of which seven have been introduced by humans and 128 are rare or accidental in Gibraltar. Five species are globally threatened. The majority of the introduced species are wanderers from introduced populations in Spain.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th edition with a few changes to match the list of the Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect the Clements' taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Gibraltar.
  The following tags have been used to highlight categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Gibraltar
  (I) Introduced - a species which occurs in Gibraltar as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae
  Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
  White wagtail, Motacilla alba
  Western yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
  Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
  Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi (A)
  Tawny pipit, Anthus campestris
  Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis
  Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
  Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus (A)
  Rock pipit, Anthus petrosus (A)
  Water pipit, Anthus spinoletta (A)
caption: White wagtail, regular from autumn to spring and has bred.
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