Finsch's Wheatear 1101078 214812539 2008-05-25T11:22:19Z SP-KP 169365 remove incorrectly identified image {{Taxobox | name = Finsch's Wheatear | status = LC | status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN2006|assessors=[[BirdLife International]]|year=2004|id=51820|title=Oenanthe finschii|downloaded=12 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern</ref> | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Passeriformes]] | familia = [[Muscicapidae]] | genus = ''[[Wheatear|Oenanthe]]'' | species = '''''O. finschii''''' | binomial = ''Oenanthe finschii'' | binomial_authority = ([[Theodor von Heuglin|Heuglin]], [[1869]]) }} The ''' Finsch's Wheatear''', '' Oenanthe finschii '', is a [[wheatear]], a small insectivorous [[passerine]] that was formerly classed as a member of the [[Thrush (bird)|Thrush]] family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an [[Old World flycatcher]], Muscicapidae. This 15-16 cm long [[bird]] breeds in semi-desert and stony hillsides from [[Turkey]] east to [[Afghanistan]] and western [[Pakistan]]. It is a [[bird migration|short-distance migrant]], wintering in [[Egypt]] and the [[Greater Middle East]]. It wanders to [[Cyprus]] with some frequency. The nest is built in a rock crevice, and 4-5 eggs is the normal clutch. In summer the male Finsch's Wheatear is a white and black bird. The white crown, central back and belly contrast with the black face, throat and wings. The tail and rump are white, with an inverted black T giving a pattern like [[Black-eared Wheatear]], but with a uniformly wide terminal band. The female is brown-grey above, becoming dirty white below. The tail pattern is similar to the male’s. Finsch's Wheatear feeds mainly on insects. Its call is a whistled ''tsit'', and the song is a mix of clear notes with whistles and crackling. This bird was named for the German naturalist [[Otto Finsch]]. {{muscicapidae-stub}} ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Oenanthe]] [[Category:Birds of Pakistan]] [[bg:Скално каменарче]] [[fr:Oenanthe finschii]] [[tr:Ak sırtlı kuyrukkakan]]