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Desert Wheatear

Oenanthe deserti

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 427, February 316, March 495, April 778, May 1,122, June 1,223, July 1,309, August 1,126, September 827, October 617, November 337, December 264.
United States8,841
Alaska8,841
India345
Morocco275
Russia183
Altai Republic179
Drâa-Tafilalet166
Gujarāt155
Rājasthān115
Algeria68

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyOld World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats · Muscicapidae
GenusWheatears and Allies · Oenanthe

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Sources

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Practise Desert Wheatear with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.