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− | [[Image:Northern_Wheatear.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Paul+Hackett|Paul Hackett}}]] | + | [[Image:Northern_Wheatear.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Paul+Hackett|Paul Hackett}}]] |
;[[:Category:Oenanthe|Oenanthe]] oenanthe | ;[[:Category:Oenanthe|Oenanthe]] oenanthe | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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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|Jacksnipe}} | + | [[Image:Female-wheatear-nice-pose.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Jacksnipe|Jacksnipe}}]] |
'''Female''' | '''Female''' | ||
*Sandy-brown above and buff below | *Sandy-brown above and buff below | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[Canada]] and [[Greenland]]. | [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[Canada]] and [[Greenland]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
''Oenanthe oenanthe'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Oenanthe oenanthe'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
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:*[[Morocco]] to north-eastern [[Algeria]]; migrates to [[Mauritania]] | :*[[Morocco]] to north-eastern [[Algeria]]; migrates to [[Mauritania]] | ||
:*[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=137889 This thread] discusses the possibility that ''seebohmi'' may be a separate species | :*[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=137889 This thread] discusses the possibility that ''seebohmi'' may be a separate species | ||
− | + | [[Image:Juv WheatearSP079421C.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Nigel+Kiteley |Nigel Kiteley}}<br />Draycote Water, [[Warwickshire]], [[UK]]]] | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Rocky tundra, barren slopes, hill pastures, sand dunes. | Rocky tundra, barren slopes, hill pastures, sand dunes. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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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. | ||
==Vocalisation== | ==Vocalisation== | ||
+ | [[Image:Wheatearflight.jpg|thumb|350px|Photo by {{user|targetman|targetman}}<br />[[Lincolnshire]], April 2010 ]] | ||
<flashmp3>Oenanthe oenanthe (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Oenanthe oenanthe (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Oenanthe oenanthe (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Oenanthe oenanthe (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' |
Revision as of 22:07, 22 May 2010
- 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, Africa, 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
- Southern Spain and Balearic Is. to Iran, Kazakhstan and Mongolia
- O. o. seebohmi
- Morocco to north-eastern Algeria; migrates to Mauritania
- This thread discusses the possibility that seebohmi may be a separate species
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