Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura [JF Gmelin, 1789] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Turdidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 11580 | |
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Number in Britain:
Unavailable
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(-) Not Recorded
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Subspecies:
recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
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Wingspan: 28 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: oinanthe a bird mentioned by Aristotle and Gr.: leukos + oura=tail |
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World Distribution:
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w Mediterranean region |
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Habitat:
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Rocky arid hills |
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Diet:
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Mainly insects caught on ground |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Sųrgestenpikker | Dutch: Zwarte Tapuit |
| Finnish: Mustataksku | French: Traquet rieur |
| German: Trauersteinschmätzer | Hungarian: Fekete hantmadįr |
| Icelandic: Uršardepill | Irish: Clochrįn dubh |
| Italian: Monachella nera | Norwegian: Svartsteinskvett |
| Polish: Bialorzytka zalobna | Portuguese: Chasco-preto |
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Spanish:
Collalba negra
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Swedish: Svart 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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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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