Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

White Wagtail

(Motacilla alba)

Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Least Concern

Population size: 30 000 – 70 000 pairs

Distribution pattern

Distributed throughout most of the country.

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Breeding distribution 2013 – 2020 – The distribution and the estimation of the population size of the species for the period 2013 – 2020 is presented –

Comparative distribution of the species compared to the first breeding birds atlas (Iankov, 2007): Breeding locality until 2007 | Breeding locality until 2007, confirmed after 2015 – | New breeding locality after 2015. – The breeding localities after 2015 are identified on a base of raw data from smartbirds.org.

Habitats

Breeds in various habitats, mainly along streams, creeks and rivers along their entire course, all kinds of water bodies – dams, micro-dams, lakes, various bogs and marshes, building its nests on buildings and other constructions near the water bodies, very often within towns, villages and industrial zones (including residential and other buildings), in public parks and gardens, etc. Breeds on the very coast on sea cliffs and rocky shores and islets, rock stacks, reefs, banks, shoals, sometimes in holes situated close to water inland cliffs and exposed rocks.

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed