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Northern wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Description:

The northern wheatear or wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and Asia. The northern wheatear is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open stony country in Europe and Asia 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.

Notes:

I took about 20 photos from a distance 10 meters, and that photo was the only clear and focus. It didn't allow me to come closer. When i tried the Northern wheatear flied more meters away.

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Chris Taklis
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Chris Taklis

Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Greece

Spotted on Mar 22, 2016
Submitted on Mar 22, 2016

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