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Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica   [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae
BTO Codes: , BLEWH EURING No: 11480
Number in Britain: 1 record/year
Conservation Status:
UK: Unlisted
European: 2 Concern, most in Europe; Depleted
Global: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (A)  Scarce Visitor
Subspecies: hispanica, melanoleuca recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 26 cm Weight: M/F: 18 g    
Scientific name from: Gr.: oinanthe a bird mentioned by Aristotle and after Spain (from L.: Hispania)
World Distribution: s Europe, Middle East, nw Africa
Habitat: Open country, farmland
Diet: Insects, hunts from perch flying down to ground, berries in autumn
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Records and Distribution
First Record: Lancashire, 1875/78
Total Number of Records (1958-2004): 43 Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in: May, September/October
Most Recent County Records:
   Scotland: Fife (1980), Highland (1969), Outer Hebrides (1990), Shetland (1997),
   North-east England: Cleveland (1915), East Yorkshire (1892),
   North-west England: Lancashire ,
   English Midlands: No Records
   Eastern England: Essex (1997), Norfolk (1993),
   South-east England: Buckinghamshire , Hampshire , Isle of Wight , Kent , Greater London , East Sussex (1988),
   South-west England: Cornwall (2002), Devon , Dorset (2000), Isles of Scilly (1998),
   Wales: Gwynedd (1970),
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Other Names
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
Spanish: Collalba rubia Swedish: Medelhavsstenskvätta
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For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
   Panov, E.N. 2005 Wheatears of Palearctic [sic] Pensoft Publishers [598.911 PAN]
See Also:
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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