White wagtail Motacilla alba

Identification Tips:

• Slender bill
• Black cap, nape, throat and upper breast
• White forehead and side of face
• Black eyeline
• Gray back
• White patch in wing
• White underparts
• Black tail with white outer tail feathers
• Dark legs
• Female has pale throat
• Juveniles have duller, browner plumage
• Breeds in Alaska

Similar species:

Black-backed Wagtail is similar to White Wagtail. Male has black, not gray, back and more white in wings. Females and juveniles very similar.