A thrush native to the N hemisphere and S Africa; inhabits open country, especially dry stony areas; eats insects and seeds. The name is a corruption of white arse (after white rump). (Genus: Oenanthe, 20 species.)
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Northern Wheatear (male) |
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See text. The wheatear species are: Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina Desert Wheatear, Oenanthe deserti Black-eared Wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica Pied Wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka Cyprus Wheatear, Oenanthe cypriaca Finsch's Wheatear, Oenanthe finscii Mourning Wheatear, Oenanthe lugens Hooded Wheatear, Oenanthe monacha White-crowned Wheatear, Oenanthe leucopyga Black Wheatear, Oenanthe leucura Persian Wheatear or Red-tailed Wheatear, Oenanthe xanthoprymna Red-rumped Wheatear, Oenanthe moesta Hume's Wheatear, Oenanthe alboniger Mountain Wheatear, Oenanthe monticola Somali Wheatear, Oenanthe phillipsi Variable Wheatear, Oenanthe picata Capped Wheatear, Oenanthe pileata Red-breasted Wheatear, Oenanthe bottae Heuglin's Wheatear, Oenanthe heuglini |
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