Western Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe hispanica
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,438
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The western black-eared wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) is a wheatear, a small migratory passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher (family Muscicapidae). It was formerly (and still is by some authorities) considered conspecific with the eastern black-eared wheatear.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Western black-eared wheatear”.