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;[[:Category:Oenanthe|Oenanthe]] isabellina | ;[[:Category:Oenanthe|Oenanthe]] isabellina | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 15-16.5 cm | + | 15-16.5 cm<br /> |
| + | *Pale dull brown overall | ||
| + | *White rump, basal tail patches with black centre and terminal band | ||
| + | *Pale axillaries and underwing coverts | ||
| + | *Dark alula | ||
| + | *Supercillium is whiter in front of the eye, more buff behind | ||
| + | |||
| + | Sexes are similar | ||
| + | ====Confusion Species==== | ||
| + | Larger than an autumn-plumaged [[Northern Wheatear]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Southern [[Russia]] and central [[Asia]] to Northern [[Pakistan]], wintering in [[Africa]] and [[India]]. | + | Southern [[Russia]] and central [[Asia]] to Northern [[Pakistan]], wintering in north-eastern [[Africa]] [[Arabia]] and [[India]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Breeds in areas or short grass or semi-desert | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
Diet includes insects. | Diet includes insects. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| + | They nest in a rodent burrows. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia | ||
| + | #Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3 | ||
| + | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Oenanthe+isabellina}} | {{GSearch|Oenanthe+isabellina}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Oenanthe]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Oenanthe]] | ||
Revision as of 09:30, 27 September 2009
- Oenanthe isabellina
Identification
15-16.5 cm
- Pale dull brown overall
- White rump, basal tail patches with black centre and terminal band
- Pale axillaries and underwing coverts
- Dark alula
- Supercillium is whiter in front of the eye, more buff behind
Sexes are similar
Confusion Species
Larger than an autumn-plumaged Northern Wheatear
Distribution
Southern Russia and central Asia to Northern Pakistan, wintering in north-eastern Africa Arabia and India.
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Breeds in areas or short grass or semi-desert
Behaviour
Diet
Diet includes insects.
Breeding
They nest in a rodent burrows.
References
- 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.
- Wikipedia
- Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
