Listen to the northern wheatear
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About the northern wheatear
The northern wheatear is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 28 cm.
What does the northern wheatear sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The northern wheatear or wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and North and Central Asia. The northern wheatear is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open stony country in Europe and east across the Palearctic with footholds in northeastern Canada and Greenland as well as in northwestern Canada and Alaska. It nests in rock crevices and rabbit burrows. All birds spend most of their winter in Africa.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a northern wheatear sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the northern wheatear on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the northern wheatear endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the northern wheatear as “least concern”.
What family does the northern wheatear belong to?
The northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) (W1CDR0001421 BD16) – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q26420 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Northern wheatear – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Andreas Trepte – CC BY-SA 2.5