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Photo by Reader
Mountains above Demirkazik, Turkey, September 2006

Oenanthe finschii

[edit] Identification

15-16cm
Male

• White crown, narrow stripe along the back through the rump and into the tail.
• Black throat, shoulders and wings and typical wheatear inverted T at the end of the tail.
• White underparts

[edit] Distribution

Probable Female see ID Discussion Thread
Photo by RASHED
Al Kheran, Kuwait, February 2008

Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia:
Europe: Bulgaria
Northern Africa: Egypt
Middle East: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Asia: Russia, Turkestan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

• O. f. finschii:

• Turkey to Israel, northern Arabia and southern Iran; winters to Cyprus and Egypt

• O. f. barnesi:

• Eastern Turkey to eastern Caucasus, northern Iran, Afghanistan and western Pakistan

[edit] Habitat

Breeds on barren mountainsides.

[edit] Behaviour

A shy bird, it will not tolerate the presence of other wheatears in the breeding area.

[edit] Breeding

The nest is usually in a crevice between rocks.

[edit] Diet

The diet consists mostly of insects, but some plant material is consumed.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Avibase
3. Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6

• List of references

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