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Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura [JF Gmelin, 1789]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
BTO Codes:
,
EURING No:
11580
Number in Britain:
Unavailable
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Rare
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(-) Not Recorded
Subspecies:
recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
Wingspan:
28 cm
Weight:
-
Scientific name from:
Gr.: oinanthe a bird mentioned by Aristotle
and Gr.: leukos + oura =tail
World Distribution:
w Mediterranean region
Habitat:
Rocky arid hills
Diet:
Mainly insects caught on ground
Other Names
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
Spanish:
Collalba negra
Swedish:
Svart stenskvätta
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Panov, E.N. 2005 Wheatears of Palearctic [sic] Pensoft Publishers
[598.911 PAN]
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