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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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''Oenanthe oenanthe'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Oenanthe oenanthe'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
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:*[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 | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Rocky tundra, barren slopes, hill pastures, sand dunes. | Rocky tundra, barren slopes, hill pastures, sand dunes. | ||
Revision as of 06:56, 18 July 2011
- 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.
Gallery of Northern Wheatear photos. (Click on an image to enlarge it.)
Female.
Photo by Jacksnipe
Juvenile.
Photo by Nigel Kiteley
In flight.
Photo by targetman
Seebohm’s Wheatear (O.o. Seebohmi).
Photo by Gary Clark
Distribution
Europe, Asia, Africa, Canada and Greenland.
Taxonomy
This thread discusses aspects of Northern Wheatear 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
