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*Black wings and face mask | *Black wings and face mask | ||
*White stripe above the eye<br/> | *White stripe above the eye<br/> | ||
| + | [[Image:Female-wheatear-nice-pose.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Jacksnipe|acksnipe}}<br />Female]] | ||
'''Female''' | '''Female''' | ||
*Sandy-brown above and buff below | *Sandy-brown above and buff below | ||
*Eye patch and wings are brown<br/> | *Eye patch and wings are brown<br/> | ||
Autumnal male, female and juvenile are browner in the autumn. | Autumnal male, female and juvenile are browner in the autumn. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Canada]] and [[Greenland]]. | [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Canada]] and [[Greenland]]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Rocky tundra, barren slopes, hill pastures, sand dunes. | Rocky tundra, barren slopes, hill pastures, sand dunes. | ||
| + | [[Image:Juv WheatearSP079421C.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Nigel+Kiteley |Nigel Kiteley }}<br />Juvenile, Draycote Water]] | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
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====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
Nest is on ground on dry tundra, usually in hole in a wall, under stones, or in old rabbit burrow. and is a cup of grass, twigs, weeds, lined with finer material such as moss, lichens, rootlets. The clutch is usually 5-6 pale blue eggs; unmarked or with fine reddish brown dots which are incubated by the female for 13-14 days. | Nest is on ground on dry tundra, usually in hole in a wall, under stones, or in old rabbit burrow. and is a cup of grass, twigs, weeds, lined with finer material such as moss, lichens, rootlets. The clutch is usually 5-6 pale blue eggs; unmarked or with fine reddish brown dots which are incubated by the female for 13-14 days. | ||
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==Vocalisation== | ==Vocalisation== | ||
<flashmp3>Oenanthe oenanthe (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Oenanthe oenanthe (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 9 April 2009
- Oenanthe oenanthe
Identification
14½–16 cm length
White rump, basal tail patches with black centre and terminal band.
Breeding Male
- Grey upperparts
- Buff throat
- Black wings and face mask
- White stripe above the eye
Female
- Sandy-brown above and buff below
- Eye patch and wings are brown
Autumnal male, female and juvenile are browner in the autumn.
Distribution
Europe, Asia, Canada and Greenland.
Taxonomy
Oenanthe oenanthe has four subspecies:[1]
- O. o. leucorhoa
- O. o. oenanthe
- British Isles to Mediterranean and Siberia; migrates to central Africa
- O. o. libanotica
- O. o. seebohmi
- Morocco to north-eastern Algeria; migrates to Mauritania
Habitat
Rocky tundra, barren slopes, hill pastures, sand dunes.
Behaviour
Diet
Diet includes insects, some berries.
Breeding
Nest is on ground on dry tundra, usually in hole in a wall, under stones, or in old rabbit burrow. and is a cup of grass, twigs, weeds, lined with finer material such as moss, lichens, rootlets. The clutch is usually 5-6 pale blue eggs; unmarked or with fine reddish brown dots which are incubated by the female for 13-14 days.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Oenanthe oenanthe (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
- houghtonmifflinbooks
- Collins Field Guide 6th Edition
External Links
