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Northern WheatearAlternate name(s): "Common Wheatear", "Wheatear" ![]() Size: 14.5-16 cm; wing span 26-32 cm Weight: 17-30 g |
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Race "oenanthe"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Northern Wheatear - note the dark
facial mask
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Albufeira da Barragem do Divor, Igrejinha, Arraiolos, Portugal,
September 2019]
Frontal view of a male Northern Wheatear - note the dark
facial mask
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2018]
Near-lateral view of a male Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2018]
Lateral view of a male Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a male Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila do Bispo, Sagres, Faro, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a male Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2019]
Lateral view of a male Northern Wheatear in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Malarranha, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, August 2020]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Portugal, September 2020]
Frontal view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Frontal view of a female Northern Wheatear
showing clearly the white rump
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Near-frontal view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2018]
Near-lateral view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2017]
Near-lateral view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Lateral view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, October 2021]
Lateral view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Portugal, September 2020]
Dorsal view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2019]
Dorsal view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2019]
Dorsal view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, August 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a female Northern Wheatear at take-off,
showing clearly the white rump
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, September 2019]
Sex unknown |
Distant view of two Northern Wheatears on a fallow field
with rank vegetation, highlighting their excellent camouflage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, August 2019]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of a first-winter Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil Dam, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2020]
Lateral view of a first-winter Northern Wheatear looking towards the observer
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil Dam, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2020]
Lateral view of a first-winter Northern Wheatear; note the
black centres on the wing coverts and the buff front part
of the supercilium
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, October 2021]
Lateral view of a first-winter Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Portugal, September 2020]
Lateral view of a first-winter Northern Wheatear with its tail
cocked like a robin's
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Malarranha, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a first-winter Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, October 2021]
Dorsal view of a first-winter Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2018]
Dorsal view of a first-winter Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, October 2021]
Dorsal view of a first-winter Northern Wheatear spreading its wings;
note the white rump common to all wheatears
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Malarranha, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2020]
Race "leucorhoa"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Northern Wheatear; the rich colours
suggest that it is likely of the North-Atlantic race "leucorhoa"
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2019]
Frontal view of a male Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2019]
Near-lateral view of a male Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a male Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Castro Verde, Beja, Alentejo, Portugal, September 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a male Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Portugal, September 2020]
Frontal view of a male Northern Wheatear in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2019]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, September 2018]
Lateral view of a female Northern Wheatear looking at the observer
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Portugal, September 2020]
Lateral view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2019]
Lateral view of a female Northern Wheatear; despite the mellow
light, this bird has such rich colours that it is likely of
the North-Atlantic race "leucorhoa"
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Portugal, September 2020]
Dorsal view of a female Northern Wheatear looking back at the observer
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Portugal, September 2020]
Dorsal view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2018]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-lateral view of a first-winter Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2019]
Near-lateral view of a female Northern Wheatear
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, August 2019]
Race "libanotica"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Full-frontal view of a male Northern Wheatear in worn
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[June 2018]
Frontal view of a male Northern Wheatear in worn
plumage
sitting on a rock ledge; the feathers on the chest are
ruffled from preening, showing the black base colour
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[June 2018]
Lateral view of a male Northern Wheatear in worn
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[June 2018]
Pair of Northern Wheatears - male on the right, female on the left
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[June 2018]
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FEMALE |
Near-lateral view of a female Northern Wheatear in worn
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[June 2018]
Near-lateral view of a female Northern Wheatear in worn
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[June 2018]
Female Northern Wheatear collecting material to line its nest
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[June 2018]
Female Northern Wheatear collecting material to line its nest
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[June 2018]
Female Northern Wheatear collecting material to line its nest
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[June 2018]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-dorsal view of a fledgling Northern Wheatear in its early
scalloped plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[June 2018]
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Behaviour |
Northern Wheatears like to hunt from elevated perches
(photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[Pyrenees, France, June 2019]
Lateral view of a male Northern Wheatear with its prey, a caterpillar
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Malarranha, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, August 2020]
Lateral view of a female Northern Wheatear with its prey
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Raia river, Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a female Northern Wheatear with its prey,
a flying insect
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Portugal, September 2020]