Editing Grey wagtail (section)

==Distribution and habitat==
The bird is widely distributed across the Palearctic region with several well marked populations. The nominate form (includes ''caspica'' of Iran, Turkey and the Caucasus) is from western Europe including the British Isles, Scandinavia and Mediterranean region. Race ''melanope'', which is not well separated from the nominate subspecies, is described as the population breeding in eastern Europe and central Asia mainly along the mountain chains of the Urals, Tien Shan and along the Himalayas.<ref>{{cite book|author=Hume, AO|year=1890|title=The nests and eggs of Indian Birds. Volume 2.|publisher=R H Porter, London|page=207|url=https://archive.org/stream/nestseggsofindia02hume#page/206/mode/2up}}</ref> They winter in Africa and Asia. Race ''robusta'' breeds along the northeastern parts of Asia in Siberia extending to Korea and Japan. These winter in Southeast Asia. Island forms include ''patriciae'' of the Azores, ''schmitzi'' of [[Madeira]] and ''canariensis'' of the Canary Islands.

They sometimes occur on the islands to the West of Alaska but have been known to occur further south in California as a vagrant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uaf.edu/museum/bird/products/checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of Alaska birds|edition=15th|year=2009|access-date=30 October 2009|publisher=University of Alaska, Fairbanks}}</ref>