Pied Wheatear
Wide range across Eastern
Europe and Western
Asia...winters in east Africa.
Europe and Western
Asia...winters in east Africa.
Oenanthe pleschanka
(L 6")
Nairobi National Park
18Oct2014
female
English name has nothing to do with
wheat or ears... is an altered (perhaps
bowdlerized) form of white-arse
referring to its prominent white rump.
wheat or ears... is an altered (perhaps
bowdlerized) form of white-arse
referring to its prominent white rump.
© Boris N.
Veprintsev
Veprintsev
Macaulay
Library
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Oenanthe is Greek for a bird
mentioned by Aristotle, called a
wheatear by others; pleschanka
in Russian for this bird.
mentioned by Aristotle, called a
wheatear by others; pleschanka
in Russian for this bird.
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