Wheatear - Wikipedia The name "wheatear" is not derived from "wheat" or any sense of "ear", but is a folk etymology of "white" and "arse", referring to the prominent white rump found in most species [ 8 ] Description
Northern Wheatear Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of . . . Modestly attired in gray, black, white, and buff, Northern Wheatears show off some pizzazz when they take flight, revealing a bright white rump and striking black-and-white tail They forage for insects on the ground in meadows, grazed pastures, and tundra, and perch and sing from prominent rocks and shrubs on their fiercely defended territories Found across northern Eurasia, this species
Northern Wheatear | Audubon Field Guide On fall weekends in the northeast, birders sometimes hope (but never expect) to find a Wheatear This small chat enters the North American arctic from both directions, via both Greenland and Alaska
Northern Wheatear - eBird Small thrush-like bird with distinctive black-and-white tail pattern best seen in flight Throughout most of range, breeding male is overall pale with gray back and buffy throat, black mask, and black wings Breeding female is duller without black mask Nonbreeding and immature birds are bright buffy overall with subtle pale eyebrow and lack contrasting black wings Note long legs and upright
Wheatear - The Wildlife Trusts A robin-sized chat, the wheatear is a summer visitor, arriving here in early March and leaving in September for its African wintering grounds It frequents open, rocky country, pasture, moorland and heath
Wheatear | BTO - British Trust for Ornithology The Wheatear is a long-distance migrant, heading for Africa in the winter During spring and autumn, birds making their way to and from Greenland and Alaska pass through the UK These birds, which are larger and brighter than the birds that remain here to breed, undertake one of the longest migrations of any songbird, with some flying non-stop