- 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...
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between Cyprus wheatear and
migrating northern wheatears O.
oenanthe and black-eared
wheatears O.
hispanica melanoleuca.
Cyprus wheatear uses more aerial...
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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...
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estimated that 50,000 Seebohm's
wheatears winter in west
Africa where they
overlap with
Northern wheatears. The
Atlas wheatear breeds in
mountains on stony...
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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 pied
wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) is a
wheatear, a
small insectivorous p****erine bird that was
formerly classed as a
member of the
thrush family...
- 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...
- wine-like
scent of the flowers. In the case of the
wheatear, it
refers to the
northern wheatears'
return to
Greece in the
spring at the time that the...
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underparts are
white with buff on the
flanks and
lower belly. Like
other wheatears, it has a
distinctive tail
pattern with a
black feathers on the base and...
- However,
these hybrid birds may in fact be first-winter
Kurdish wheatears. Red-tailed
wheatears in the
eastern part of the
range are
slightly paler and are...
