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Wheatears
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Northern Wheatear (male)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Muscicapidae
Genus:Oenanthe
Vieillot, 1816
Species


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Northern Wheatear
The wheatears, genus Oenanthe, were formerly considered to be members of the thrush family Turdidae. They are more commonly now placed in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. This is an Old World group, but the Northern Wheatear has established a foothold in eastern Canada and Greenland.

They are terrestrial insectivorous passerine birds of open, often dry, country . They often nest in rock crevices or disused burrows.

Northern species are long-distance migrants, wintering in Africa.

Wheatears are typically larger than the European Robin. Most species have characteristic black and white or red and white markings on their rumps or their long tails.

Most species are strongly sexually dimorphic; only the male has the striking plumage patterns characteristic of the genus, though the females share the white or red rump patches.

Its English name has nothing to do with wheat or ears, but is a bowdlerised form of white-arse, which refers to its prominent white rump.

The wheatear species are:
O. oenanthe

Binomial name
Oenanthe oenanthe
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Northern Wheatear or Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Passeriformes
Linnaeus, 1758

Suborders
  • Acanthisitti
  • Tyranni
  • Passeri


A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines.
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Muscicapidae
Vigors, 1825

Genera

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The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World.
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Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot (May 10, 1748 - 1831) was a French ornithologist.

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Turdidae

Genera

Some 20, see text

The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World.
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Muscicapidae
Vigors, 1825

Genera

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The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World.
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O. oenanthe

Binomial name
Oenanthe oenanthe
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Northern Wheatear or Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe
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Anthem
Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit
Nuna asiilasooq


Capital
(and largest city) Nuuk (Godthåb)

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Passeriformes
Linnaeus, 1758

Suborders
  • Acanthisitti
  • Tyranni
  • Passeri


A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Migrations include movements of varied distances made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather.
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Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,221,532 km² (11,668,545 sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.4% of the total land area.
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E. rubecula

Binomial name
Erithacus rubecula
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Subspecies
7-10, see text.
The European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) or, in Anglophone Europe, simply Robin
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Sexual dimorphism is the systematic difference in form between individuals of different sex in the same species. Examples include size, color, and the presence or absence of parts of the body used in courtship displays or fights, such as ornamental feathers, horns, antlers or tusks.
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Writing system: Latin (English variant) 
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng  
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O. oenanthe

Binomial name
Oenanthe oenanthe
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Northern Wheatear or Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe
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O. isabellina

Binomial name
Oenanthe isabellina
(Temminck, 1829)

The Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina
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O. deserti

Binomial name
Oenanthe deserti
(Temminck, 1829)

The Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti
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O. hispanica

Binomial name
Oenanthe hispanica
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica
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O. pleschanka

Binomial name
Oenanthe pleschanka
(Lepechin, 1770)

The Pied Wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka
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O. cypriaca

Binomial name
Oenanthe cypriaca
(Homeyer, 1884)

The Cyprus Wheatear or Cyprus Pied Wheatear ( Oenanthe cypriaca
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