Pied Wheatear

This migratory central Asiatic wheatear occurs from the extreme southeast of Europe to China, and has been found wintering in India and northeastern Africa. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

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

Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka is a summer visitor to the Black Sea coast of Romania and Bulgaria. Elsewhere in the region (and indeed in western Europe) it is only seen when on passage or as a rare vagrant. They breed on coastal cliffs, on rocky steppes, in gorges, on ruins and sometimes on buildings. Though the male in breeding plumage is essentially just black and white, it is a strikingly attractive wheatear. Females are easily confused with the females of Black-eared Wheatear. More

Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) Riyadh, Kingdom of South Africa Date September 1993(1993-09) Source Own work Author Aviceda Permission (Reusing this file) See below. More

This migrating Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) landed on board when we were off Libya. It was a very shy bird and very hard to track, our ship was approaching port and I ran short of time to continue tracking the bird. Its really sad, that similar species did not land on board again and missed to photograph a close up, like the way I wanted. This bird like other Wheatears is insectivorous and I'm sure must have relished on the innumerable dragonflies on board. More

The Cyprus Wheatear or Cyprus Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) is a small, 14-15 cm long 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 was formerly treated as a subspecies of Pied Wheatear but Sluys and van den Berg (1982) argued that the form deserved full species status, on the basis of differences in biometrics and especially song, and the lack of sexual plumage dimorphism in cypriaca. More

The Pied Wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka, is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine 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. This migratory central Asiatic wheatear occurs from the extreme southeast of Europe to China, and has been found wintering in India and northeastern Africa. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. In summer the male is a white and black bird. More

Male pied wheatear on the ground© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com Side view of a male pied wheatear© Jean-Paul Ferrero / www.ardea.com Male pied wheatear perched on a rock© Roger Wilmshurst / www.flpa-images.co.uk Pied wheatear standing on dried seaweed© Steve Young / www.flpa-images.co. More

This species closely resembles Pied Wheatear, although it has slightly more black on the tail and back. Sexes are similar. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia.org - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. More

Pied 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

Pied wheatear male in breeding plumage, Kuwait. Pied wheatear male in non-breeding plumage, Kuwait. Distribution and habitat It breeds from eastern Europe through to central Asia, heading south in the non-breeding season to south-western Arabia and north-eastern Africa, from Egypt to Somalia and Tanzania. It was once spotted in a fallow sugar cane field at Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in 1984, which is the only time it has ever been seen in southern Africa. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Pied Wheatear is classed as Rare: species currently considered for acceptance by the British Birds Rarities Committee (or forms of equivalent rarity). More

View all pictures of Cyprus Pied Wheatear View all pictures of Cyprus Pied Wheatear show section European breeding populations (1) Cyprus Pied Wheatear breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country): Cyprus show section Products featuring Cyprus Pied Wheatear (4) BWPi DVD-ROM 2.0 (DRBWP: £135. More

The Pied Wheatear is a little bird a few lesser than Northern Wheatear. In spring and summer the male is a white and black bird. The white crown tinged with grey contrasts with the black face and throat. The wings and back are black also. The female is browner and has dark brownish head, breast and wings distinguished it on the lighter and more rufous females of other Wheatears. Also females look smaller than other Wheatears and showed less white on the rump. More

The Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka above is scanned from Heinzel, Fitter and Parslow 'The Birds of Britain and Europe', 1972. Looks like we have got a match! The Cyprus Wheatear is not mentioned in this field guide - probably not split from Pied at that time. We could then identify the logo Wheatear as Pied or even Cyprus if we allow for a split not yet taken place by these authors. More

Pied Wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka, is a wheatear, a migratory insectivorous member of the Thrush family Turdidae. This central Asiatic Wheatear occurs from the extreme southcast of Europe to China, and has been found wintering in India and northeastern Africa. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. In summer the male is a white and black bird. The white crown tinged with grey contrasts with the black face and throat. More

fairly ignoble transcription for only the fifth Pied Wheatear on Shetland! The bird then lobbed over a drystone dyke, and moved along the gravel path alongside the house - a careful flush and it could have been in the kitchen... As it vanished around the corner of the house B and I made the necessary phone calls, in my case to JL - who was in Lerwick unloading fish, and at least an hour and a half away. More

Pied Wheatear, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Kittydown 16th Oct 2003 © Jon Hall Pied Wheatear - Pied Wheatear, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Kittydown 16th Oct 2003 © John Judge Pied Wheatear - Pied Wheatear, Scilly, St Mary's 16/10/03 © John Judge Cracking 1st-winter male that eventually showed well. Prints available �2. More

most Pied Wheatears will have a narrower terminal tailband, but this is variable and this tail fits well for Pied Wheatear. Also note the pale fringes to the upperparts, indicating Pied Wheatear - Pied Wheatear female, Green Mub, 12.10. More