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Western black-eared wheatear

Oenanthe hispanica

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Field Notes

Description:

These birds were very common on our trip through Jordan; however, they were skittish and so I was lucky when this one didn't pay attention to me till the very last minute!

Habitat:

Desert, arid land, though they dislike flat sand.

Notes:

The sound of their singing was beautiful.

Reference Links:

Western black-eared wheatear - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Black-eared Wheatear (wintering female)

Oenanthe hispanica

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Zlatan Celebic
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Comments (8)
Zlatan Celebic
Hi duttagupta35504 In order to assure the accurate data and identification of spottings n PN, I took the liberty to curate his spotting and change it from Desert lark to Wheatear. I also added some references. Hope you don't mind Cheers
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
I also agree with Wheatear. Please use "Edit this spotting" to correct the headings.
duttagupta35504
Thanks for the suggestion! I wasn't very familiar with birds at all at the time of the spotting, this is immensely useful—and a lifer!
Zlatan Celebic
I'm not 100 % sure about the species itself... if I'm correct, it could be a wintering female of O. h. melanoleuca subspecies - definitely wintering version, time of the year fits. Thanks Mark, will do as you suggest.
Mark Ridgway
Must be the wintering version then? Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica). You could suggest this ID Zlatan. https://www.hbw.com/ibc/photo/black-eared-wheatear-oenanthe-hispanica/wintering-bird-wire
Zlatan Celebic
This isn't Lark at all - to me it looks like Wheatear; I would say Black-eared Wheatear.

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PublishedNovember 24, 2013

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