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Oenanthe oenanthe (Northern Wheatear)

Synonyms: Motacilla oeanthe; Motacilla oenanthe (homotypic); Oenanthe oenanthe schioleri; Saxicola oenanthe (homotypic)
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Wikipedia Abstract

The northern wheatear or wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small 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, Muscicapidae. It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and Asia.
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Infraspecies

Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
Oenanthe oenanthe libanotica
Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe oenanthe seebohmi (Black-throated Wheatear)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
17
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.43957
EDGE Score: 1.86246
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  23 grams
Birth Weight [3]  3 grams
Breeding Habitat [2]  Arctic tundra, Alpine tundra
Wintering Geography [2]  Paleotropics
Wintering Habitat [2]  Grasslands, Agricultural
Diet [4]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Granivore
Diet - Fruit [4]  20 %
Diet - Invertibrates [4]  70 %
Diet - Seeds [4]  10 %
Forages - Ground [4]  100 %
Clutch Size [6]  5
Clutches / Year [7]  2
Fledging [5]  15 days
Global Population (2017 est.) [2]  2,600,000
Incubation [3]  14 days
Mating Display [8]  Ground and non-acrobatic aerial display
Mating System [8]  Monogamy (mostly)
Maximum Longevity [3]  10 years
Migration [9]  Intercontinental
Speed [10]  28.633 MPH (12.8 m/s)
Wing Span [10]  11 inches (.28 m)
Female Maturity [3]  1 year
Male Maturity [3]  1 year

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Ecosystems

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Prey / Diet

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Predators

Falco columbarius (Merlin)[11]

Consumers

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External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Storchová, Lenka; Hořák, David (2018), Data from: Life-history characteristics of European birds, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.n6k3n
♦ 2Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2017. Accessed on January 2018.
♦ 3de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 4Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 5Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 6Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 7British Trust for Ornithology
♦ 8Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
♦ 9Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 10Alerstam T, Rosén M, Bäckman J, Ericson PGP, Hellgren O (2007) Flight Speeds among Bird Species: Allometric and Phylogenetic Effects. PLoS Biol 5(8): e197. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050197
♦ 11Ecology of Commanster
♦ 12SYMENS, P. (1988). Effects of the mass migration of desert locusts Schistocerca gregaria on birds in the Taif area. Arabia.
♦ 13Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
♦ 14International Flea Database
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Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0