Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,684
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The capped wheatear (Oenanthe pileata) is a small insectivorous passerine bird that is widely distributed over southern Africa. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Capped wheatear”.