White-crowned Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga [CL Brehm, 1855] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Turdidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 11570 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
17 cm
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Wingspan: 29 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 32 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: oinanthe a bird mentioned by Aristotle and Gr.: leukos + puge=rump |
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World Distribution:
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N Africa |
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Habitat:
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Rocky desert near habitation |
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Diet:
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Mostly insects, but diet diverse incl. small reptiles |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Suffolk, 1982
(Brown, B.J. 1986. British Birds 79:221-227)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
1
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
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Eastern England:
Suffolk
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| White-tailed Wheatear | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Hvidkronet stenpikker | Dutch: Witkruintapuit |
| Finnish: Kirjotasku | French: Traquet ŕ tęte blanche |
| German: Saharasteinschmätzer | Hungarian: Fekete-fehér hantmadár |
| Icelandic: Helludepill | Irish: Clochrán dubh bánchorónach |
| Italian: Monachella nera testabianca | Norwegian: Hvitkronesteinskvett |
| Polish: Bialorzytka saharyjska | Portuguese: Chasco de Brehm |
| Spanish: Collalba negra de Brehm | Swedish: Vitkronad stenskvätta |
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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] | |
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
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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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