Northern Wheatear

The Northern Wheatear is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open stony country in Europe and Asia with footholds in northeastern Canada and Greenland as well as in northwestern Canada and Alaska. It nests in rock crevices and rabbit burrows. All birds winter in Africa.

The Northern Wheatear is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Distribution of the Northern Wheatear in North America. The Northern Wheatear has a wide breeding range that extends from northern Europe and Asia south to the Middle East and North Africa, and includes Iceland, Greenland, northeastern Canada, Alaska, and the Yukon. Four races are recognized, 2 in North America: O. o. oenanthe breeds in Alaska and northwest Canada, and O. o. leucorhoa in Greenland and northeast Canada. More

The Northern Wheatear or Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and Asia. The Northern Wheatear is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open stony country in Europe and Asia with footholds in northeastern Canada and Greenland as well as in northwestern Canada and Alaska. More

Northern Wheatear has established a foothold in eastern Canada and Greenland and in western Canada and Alaska. More

The Northern Wheatear has an enormous global range reaching up to 2,302,600 square kilometers. This bird can be found throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and parts of Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. It prefers an ecological system ranging from savanna and shrub lands to wetlands, desert, rocky areas and coastal areas including sea cliffs and sand dunes. The global population of this species of bird is estimated to be around 2,900,000 individuals. More

Northern Wheatear: Breeds in Alaska and parts of northern Canada; also Eurasia. Eastern Canada birds migrate east through Greenland and Europe, and winter in Africa. Alaska and northwestern Canada birds cross the Bering Strait and make a long westward flight across Asia, also wintering mostly in Africa. Found in grasslands, rocky tundra, and barren slopes. More

Northern Wheatear's return to Greece in the spring just as the grapevines blossom. Description - Most species have characteristic black and white or red and white markings on their rumps or their long tails. Most species are strongly sexually dimorphic; only the male has the striking plumage patterns characteristic of the genus, though the females share the white or red rump patches. More

The Northern Wheatear or Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and Asia. More

Northern Wheatear determination Similar species Muscicapidae Black Redstart | Black Wheatear | Black-Eared Wheatear | Blue Rock Thrush | Bluethroat | Brown Flycatcher | Canary Islands Chat | Collared Flycatcher | Desert Wheatear | Finschs Wheatear | Isabelline Wheatear | Moussiers Redstart | Nightingale | Northern Wheatear | Pied Flycatcher | Pied Wheatear | More

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On Sunday, 16 September 2001, a Northern Wheatear was found at Smith's Point County Park, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York by Paul Maldonado, Michelle Wolf and others. It remained for the next two or three days and was seen by many local birders. Descriptions should be sent to the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC). This species is almost annual in New York State (2/3 of records coming from coastal areas) but tend not to linger at any one location. More

The Northern Wheatear is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open stony country in Europe and Asia with footholds in northeastern Canada and Greenland as well as in northwestern Canada and Alaska. It nests in rock crevices and rabbit burrows. All birds winter in Africa. The Northern Wheatear is larger than the European Robin at 14½–16 cm length. More

The Northern Wheatear is fairly easy to identify with its thin bill, active habits and diagnostic rump and tail pattern. Members of the genus Oenanthe There are approximately 216 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: O. abchasica · O. alatinervis · O. alboniger (Hume's Wheatear) · O. albonigra · O. ambigua · O. amoena · O. anatolica · O. angulosa · O. anomala · O. apiifolia · O. approximata · O. aquatica 'Variegata' · O. More