Definition of Wheatears. Meaning of Wheatears. Synonyms of Wheatears

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Definition of Wheatears

Wheatear
Wheatear Wheat"ear`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A small European singing bird (Saxicola [oe]nanthe). The male is white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings and a black stripe through each eye. The tail is black at the tip and in the middle, but white at the base and on each side. Called also checkbird, chickell, dykehopper, fallow chat, fallow finch, stonechat, and whitetail.

Meaning of Wheatears from wikipedia

- The wheatears /ˈhwiːtɪər/ are p****erine birds of the genus Oenanthe. They were formerly considered to be members of the thrush family, ****idae, but are...
- migration for a songbird as far as we know," said Dr Schmaljohann. Northern wheatears first breed when they are one year old. The nest is built entirely by...
- between Cyprus wheatear and migrating northern wheatears O. oenanthe and black-eared wheatears O. hispanica melanoleuca. Cyprus wheatear uses more aerial...
- only a black centre to its tail. The black wheatear never has a white crown, but young white-crowned wheatears also lack this feature. It breeds on cliffs...
- spiders and insect larvae, and it sometimes eats seeds as well. Isabelline wheatears are solitary birds in their winter quarters and may ****ociate with other...
- The desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) is a wheatear, a small p****erine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family ****idae, but...
- The hooded wheatear (Oenanthe monacha) is a wheatear, a small insectivorous p****erine that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family ****idae...
- plumage. Panov (Wheatears of Palearctic, 2005) discusses the latest taxonomy for the mourning wheatear superspecies. The mourning wheatear is split from...
- Finsch's wheatear (Oenanthe finschii) is a wheatear, a small insectivorous p****erine that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, ****idae...
- rusty-breasted wheatear was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the red-breasted wheatear(Oenanthe bottae) which is now renamed the buff-breasted wheatear. BirdLife...