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White-crowned Black Wheatear

Oenanthe leucopyga

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Field Notes

Description:

All black accept white on tail, rump and under tail. Male also has a white cap. Here a female warning of a viper in rock crevice.

Habitat:

Deserts and semi-deserts, sen throughout Sinai

Notes:

Spotted in Wadi Beeda, Dahab. A family lives in the Wadi.

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Bernadette S
Just saw it. So glad you have joined our mission here on Project Noah! :-)

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Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula
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PublishedApril 8, 2013

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