Pied Wheatear

Pied Wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka, is a wheatear, a migratory insectivorous member of the Thrush family Turdidae.

This central Asiatic Wheatear occurs from the extreme southcast of Europe to China, and has been found wintering in India and northeastern Africa. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

In summer the male is a white and black bird. The white crown tinged with grey contrasts with the black face and throat. The female is browner, and the head is washed with sandy buff. Females are darker than Northern Wheatear, look smaller and showed less white on the rump.

Length 5.7 inches. Wing, 3.6 inches