Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe - Traquet motteux

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Muscicapidés

  • Genus
    :

    Oenanthe

  • Species
    :

    oenanthe

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 16 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 26 à 32 cm.
  • Weight
    : 17 à 30 g
Longevity

7 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Traquet motteux
♂ adult plum. breeding
Traquet motteux
♀ adult plum. breeding

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe (n and c Europe through n Asia to e Siberia and nw North America)
  • Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa (ne Canada, Greenland and Iceland)
  • Oenanthe oenanthe libanotica (s Europe through the Middle East and sw Asia to Mongolia and nw China)

Foreign names

  • Traquet motteux,
  • Collalba gris,
  • chasco-cinzento,
  • Steinschmätzer,
  • hantmadár,
  • Tapuit,
  • Culbianco,
  • stenskvätta,
  • Steinskvett,
  • skaliarik sivý,
  • bělořit šedý,
  • Stenpikker,
  • kivitasku,
  • Europese Skaapwagter,
  • còlit gris,
  • Steindepill,
  • białorzytka (zwyczajna),
  • akmeņčakstīte,
  • kupčar,
  • Каменка,
  • ハシグロヒタキ,
  • 穗䳭,
  • 穗鵖,

Voice song and cries

Traquet motteux
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Traquet motteux
♂ adult plum. breeding

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Desert : Hot ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands, Coastal Sand Dunes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Traquet motteux
published: - Updated: 06-03-2017
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