Hooded Wheatear
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{{Taxobox
| name = Hooded Wheatear
| image = Oenanthe leucopyga.jpg
| status = LC
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Bird|Aves]]
| ordo = [[Passeriformes]]
| familia = [[Muscicapidae]]
| genus = ''[[Wheatear|Oenanthe]]''
| species = '''''O. monacha'''''
| binomial = ''Oenanthe monacha''
| binomial_authority = ([[Coenraad Jacob Temminck|Temminck]], [[1825]])
}}
The ''' Hooded Wheatear''', '' Oenanthe monacha'', 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 15.5-17 cm long [[bird]] is a resident breeder in unvegetated desert from eastern [[Egypt]] through the [[Arabian peninsula]] to [[Iran]] and [[Pakistan]]. It has occurred as a wanderer to [[Cyprus]]. The nest is built in a rock crevice, and 3-6 eggs is the normal clutch.
In summer the male Hooded Wheatear is a white and black bird. The white crown and belly contrast with the black face, back and throat. The tail and rump are white with black central tail [[feather]]s.
The female is brown, becoming somewhat paler below. The tail pattern is similar to the male's, but the ground colour is buff rather than white.
Hooded Wheatear feeds on insects, often taken in the air. Its call is a whistled ''vit'', and the song is a harsh chattering.
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==References==
* {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=51812|title=Oenanthe monacha|downloaded=12 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
[[Category:Oenanthe]]
[[Category:Birds of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Birds of Iran]]
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