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Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Collalba Norte±a,
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Photo: G. Beaton
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The breeding male has slate gray upper parts, buff undersides, and a black face patch. The female and non-breeding male are duller, while the immatures (see photo above) are browner. But all plumages have a white rump and upper tail, visible in flight. Often has an upright posture. Length: 15 cm.; weight:18-33 g. Breeds in northern North America, Greenland and Eurasia. Accidental in coastal Puerto Rico (22 Sept. 1966). TAXONOMY: PASSERIFORMES; TURDIDAE |
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Adult Male - Photo: J. Hornbuckle
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Photo: G. Beaton
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Juvenile - Photo: J. Hornbuckle
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References Arendt, W.J. 1992. Status of North American migrant landbirds in the Caribbean region: a summary. Pp. 143-171 in Ecology and conservation of neotropical migrant landbirds (J.M. Hagan III and D.W. Johnston, eds.) Smithsonian Instit. Press, Washington, D.C. Clement, P. 2001. Thrushes. Princeton University Press. Jonsson, L. 1993. Birds of Europe with North Africa and the Middle East. Princeton, NJ, 559 pp. Kren, J. and J. C. Zoerb. 1997. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe). No. 316 in The birds of North America (F. Gill, A. Poole, and P. Stettenheim, eds.). Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, PA, and Am. Ornithol. Union, Washington, D.C. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Northern Wheatear, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |