Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Muscicapidae
About
The northern wheatear or wheatear is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and North and Central Asia. The northern wheatear is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open stony country in Europe and east across the Palearctic 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.
Fun Fact
Northern Wheatears undertake one of the longest migrations of any small bird, flying from sub-Saharan Africa to Greenland—a journey of over 14,500 km.
Quick Facts
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Carnivore
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance