Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe - Traquet motteux

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Muscicapidés
Genus
:
Oenanthe
Species
:
oenanthe

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 16 cm
Wingspan
: 26 à 32 cm.
Weight
: 17 à 30 g

Longevity

7 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe (n and c Europe through n Asia to e Siberia and nw North America)
Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa (ne Canada, Greenland and Iceland)
Oenanthe oenanthe libanotica (s Europe through the Middle East and sw Asia to Mongolia and nw China)

Foreign names

Traquet motteux,
Collalba gris,
chasco-cinzento,
Steinschmätzer,
hantmadár,
Tapuit,
Culbianco,
stenskvätta,
Steinskvett,
skaliarik sivý,
bělořit šedý,
Stenpikker,
kivitasku,
Europese Skaapwagter,
còlit gris,
Steindepill,
białorzytka (zwyczajna),
akmeņčakstīte,
kupčar,
Каменка,
ハシグロヒタキ,
穗䳭,
穗鵖,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Desert : Hot ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands, Coastal Sand Dunes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land