Wheatear (genus)
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Mountain wheatear ( Oe.monticola ) |
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| Vieillot , 1816 |
The wheatear ( Oenanthe ) are a songbird genus from the family of flycatchers (Muscicapidae). They are widespread in Eurasia and Africa; the "real" wheatear ( Oenanthe oenanthe ) also occurs in Alaska and Canada .
Wheatears are insectivorous birds of the open terrain. Many of the species are adapted to life in deserts or semi-deserts. They build their nests in rock crevices or abandoned animal lairs. The northern species are migratory birds that overwinter in Africa.
In many species there are strong sex-specific and seasonal differences in the color of the plumage . The most common are various light brown colors, white and black, with a few species also gray and rusty brown.
species
- Wheatear ( Oenanthe )
- Sahara wheatear ( Oe. leucopyga )
- Cap wheatear ( Oe. monacha )
- Schwarzkopf wheatear ( Oe. Alboniger )
- Mourning wheatear ( Oe. leucura )
- Mountain wheatear ( Oe.monticola )
- Somali wheatear ( Oe. phillipsi )
- Wheatear ( Oe. Oenanthe )
- Black-backed wheatear ( Oe. Lugens )
- ( Oe. Lugentoides )
- Rüppel Wheatear ( Oe. lugubris )
- Rock wheatear ( Oe. finschii )
- Elster wheatear ( Oe. picata )
- White wheatear wheatear ( Oe. moesta )
- Mediterranean wheatear ( Oe. hispanica )
- Nun's wheatear ( Oe. pleschanka )
- Cyprus wheatear ( Oe. cypriaca )
- Rostbürzel Wheatear ( Oe. Xanthoprymna )
- Desert wheatear ( Oe. deserti )
- Common wheatear ( Oe. pileata )
- Isabell's wheatear ( Oe. isabellina )
- Brown breast wheatear ( Oe. Bottae )
- Heuglin wheatear ( Oe. heuglini )
- Berber wheatear (Oe. halophila)
- Caucasian wheatear (Oe. chrysopygia)
- Seebohm wheatear (Oe.seebohmi)
Web links
Commons : Oenanthe (bird) - album with pictures, videos and audio files
