Pied Wheatear

Oenanthe pleschanka

The pied wheatear is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher. This migratory central Asiatic wheatear occurs from the extreme southeast of Europe to China, and has been found wintering in India and northeastern Africa. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

Scientific name

Oenanthe pleschanka

Family

Old World Flycatchers

IUCN status

LC