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Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Jochem verweij (XC900706). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,230,837 |
|---|---|
| Russia | 12,093 |
| Canada | 4,365 |
| United Kingdom | 2,784 |
| Spain | 2,540 |
| France | 2,472 |
| Italy | 2,308 |
| England | 1,832 |
| Quebec | 1,458 |
| New York | 1,133 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Burrow nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in burrows.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Crevice nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in crevices.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats · Muscicapidae |
| Genus | Wheatears and Allies · Oenanthe |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of United States
- Songbirds of Spain
- Spring Songbirds of Ontario
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Northern Wheatear with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.