Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Turdidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 11480 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
hispanica, melanoleuca recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
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Wingspan: 26 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 18 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: oinanthe a bird mentioned by Aristotle and after Spain (from L.: Hispania) |
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World Distribution:
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s Europe, Middle East, nw Africa |
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Habitat:
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Open country, farmland |
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Diet:
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Insects, hunts from perch flying down to ground, berries in autumn |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Lancashire, 1875
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
43
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
May, September/October
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Fife
(1980),
Highland
(1969),
Outer Hebrides
(1990),
Shetland
(1997),
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North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(1892),
North Yorkshire
(1915),
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North-west England:
Lancashire
(1943),
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Essex
(1997),
Norfolk
(1993),
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South-east England:
Berkshire
(1953),
Buckinghamshire
(1992),
Hampshire
(1987),
Isle of Wight
(1990),
Kent
(1992),
East Sussex
(1988),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2002),
Devon
(1984),
Dorset
(2000),
Isles of Scilly
(1998),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1992),
Pembrokeshire
(1990),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Tinwen Clustiog Du |
| Danish: Middelhavsstenpikker | Dutch: Blonde tapuit |
| Finnish: Rusotasku | French: Traquet oreillard |
| German: Mittelmeer-Steinschmätzer | Hungarian: Déli hantmadár |
| Icelandic: Jörfadepill | Irish: Clochrán Cluasdubh |
| Italian: Monachella | Norwegian: Middelhavssteinskvett |
| Polish: Bialorzytka rdzawa | Portuguese: Chasco-ruivo |
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Spanish:
Collalba rubia
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Swedish: Medelhavsstenskvätta |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Panov, E.N. 2005 Wheatears of Palearctic [sic] Pensoft Publishers [598.911 PAN] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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