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This wheatear has a body length of 15.5–17 cm (6.1–6.7 in), a wingspan of 29–30 cm (11–12 in), and weighs 18–20 grams (0.63–0.71 oz). In summer the male 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 feathers. 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.
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When to see the Hooded Wheatear
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Hooded Wheatear
The map shades 14 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Lebanon.
About the Hooded Wheatear
The hooded wheatear is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine 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.
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Easily confused with
Cyprus WheatearOenanthe cypriacaThe Cyprus wheatear or Cyprus pied wheatear is a small, 14–15 cm long 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.
Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisThe Abyssinian wheatear is a dark wheatear which shows sexual dichromatism, with the males being darker than the females.
Hume's WheatearOenanthe albonigraHume's wheatear is a large wheatear with a dark black head and back contrasting sharply with a pure white breast and belly.
Side by side: Hooded Wheatear vs Hume's Wheatear
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