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− | [[Category: | + | [[Image:Isabelline_Wheatear.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Emil+Enchev|Emil Enchev}} <br />[[Bulgaria]], 18 May 2005]] |
+ | ;[[:Category:Oenanthe|Oenanthe]] isabellina | ||
+ | ==Identification== | ||
+ | [[Image:P6241582m f.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|Cristian+Mihai|Cristian Mihai}}<br />Palazu Mic (CT), Romania, 24 June 2018]] | ||
+ | 15-16.5 cm (6-6½ in)<br /> | ||
+ | *Pale dull brown overall | ||
+ | *White rump, basal tail patches with black centre and terminal band | ||
+ | *Pale [[Topography#Wings|Axillaries]] and underwing [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
+ | *Dark [[Topography#Wingss|alula]] | ||
+ | *[[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] is whiter in front of the eye, more buff behind | ||
− | + | Sexes are similar | |
− | + | ====Confusion Species==== | |
− | == | + | Larger than an autumn-plumaged [[Northern Wheatear]] |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | Southern [[Russia]] and central [[Asia]] to Northern [[Pakistan]], wintering in [[Africa]] and [[India]]. | + | |
+ | South-Eastern [[Romania]], Southern [[Ukraine]], Southern [[Russia]] and central [[Asia]] to Northern [[Pakistan]], wintering in north-eastern [[Africa]] [[Arabia]] and [[India]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
+ | [[Image:P6241294m f.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Displaying<br />Photo © by {{user|Cristian+Mihai|Cristian Mihai}}<br />Gura Dobrogei (CT), [[Romania]], 24 June 2018]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Breeds in areas or short grass or semi-desert, dry plains. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | Diet | + | ====Diet==== |
+ | Their diet consists of invertebrates (small insects), beetles and ants; in addition to some vegetable matter. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | They nest in a rodent burrows. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | [[Image:Isabelline_wheatear_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Bird in winter area<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewar|Alok Tewari}}<br />Sultanpur Flats, Gurugram, Haryana, [[India]], 5 December 2019 ]] | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018) | ||
+ | #Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3 | ||
+ | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|"Oenanthe isabellina" {{!}} "Isabelline Wheatear"}} | ||
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+ | {{VSearch|"Oenanthe isabellina" {{!}} "Isabelline Wheatear"}} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:17, 29 April 2023
- Oenanthe isabellina
Identification
15-16.5 cm (6-6½ in)
- Pale dull brown overall
- White rump, basal tail patches with black centre and terminal band
- Pale Axillaries and underwing coverts
- Dark alula
- supercilium is whiter in front of the eye, more buff behind
Sexes are similar
Confusion Species
Larger than an autumn-plumaged Northern Wheatear
Distribution
South-Eastern Romania, Southern Ukraine, Southern Russia and central Asia to Northern Pakistan, wintering in north-eastern Africa Arabia and India.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Breeds in areas or short grass or semi-desert, dry plains.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of invertebrates (small insects), beetles and ants; in addition to some vegetable matter.
Breeding
They nest in a rodent burrows.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)
- Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Isabelline Wheatear. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Isabelline_Wheatear
External Links
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