Abundance: 0.01 to 10.00% (median 0.96%)

Latitudinal range: -34.0° to 61.5°

Habitats: (1), Mediterranean woodland (3), boreal forest/taiga (3), desert/xeric shrubland (7), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (8), temperate coniferous forest (1), temperate savanna (2), temperate wetland (3), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (4), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (5), tropical/subtropical savanna (1), tropical/subtropical wetland (3)

Found in 41 samples

Austria: Hohenau-Ringelsdorf

Bangladesh: Baikka Beel (March 2011), Tanguar (March 2013)

China: Altun Mountains, Mount Kalamaili Ungulate Nature Reserve, Dawei Shan Nature Reserve, Yanchiwan National Nature Reserve, Kanas National Nature Reserve

Czech Republic: Certak

Egypt: St. Catherine's Monastery (fall), St. Catherine's Monastery (spring), Burullus Ringing Station (Autumn 2005), Ras Shukheir

Ethiopia: Oromia Region (coffee captures)

France: Piémanson Beach

Greece: Antikythira Island (spring 1998)

India: Wangasara (Coffee plantation)

Italy: Parco Regionale Gallipoli Cognato Piccole Dolomiti Lucane

Japan: Otayama Bird-Observatory (1974), Otayama Bird-Observatory (1976)

Kenya: Nyeri County, Kakamega Forest

Madagascar: Sahambaky, Mahatsara, and Maromizaha, Réserve Naturella d'Intégrale d'Andringitra (720 m)

Malaysia: Gombak Field Station

Philippines: Mt Camagong

Romania: Grindul Lupilor

Russia: Biological Station Rybachy, Bistraya River, Lake Turpanie

Saudi Arabia: Ti's al Ghadah (Middle Pleistocene)

Slovakia: Gbelce

South Africa: Cape Receife, Tonqani

Spain: El Viso

Sweden: Boda (1994), Boda (1997)

Switzerland: Portalban (Wald)

Turkey: Lake Kuyucuk Bird Ringing Station

United Kingdom: Wanstead, Portland Bird Observatory

See also Motacilla alba, Motacilla capensis, Motacilla cinerea, Motacilla citreola, Motacilla clara, Motacilla flava, Motacilla flaviventris, Motacilla grandis, Motacilla indica, Motacilla tschutschensis