Whinchat - Wikipedia The whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) is a small migratory passerine bird breeding in Europe and western Asia and wintering in central Africa At one time considered to be in the thrush family, Turdidae, it is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae
Whinchat - eBird Male distinctive, with bold white eyebrow, dark cheeks, and peachy-orange breast Female duller but with a ghosting of the male’s pattern, especially the pale eyebrow In flight, shows distinctive white bases to sides of tail Found in open country on heathland, moorland, rough grassland, often with bracken
Whinchat Bird Facts (Saxicola rubetra) | Birdfact The Whinchat is a small, sprightly bird with a distinctive appearance Males sport a striking combination of rufous-brown upperparts, black wings with white patches, and a bold white eyebrow
Whinchat | BTO A bird of grassland and meadow, the Whinchat, with its dark face and orange breast has its stronghold in the north and west of the UK The Whinchat is a summer visitor to Britain Ireland, arriving during April but leaving a little earlier than most
Whinchat | The Wildlife Trusts The whinchat is a summer visitor to UK heathlands, moorlands and open meadows It looks similar to the stonechat, but is lighter in colour and has a distinctive pale eyestripe
Whinchat Bird Facts - Saxicola rebetra - A-Z Animals The whinchat is a sprightly little bird that is often seen hopping over the ground and flicking its wings and tail It has a somewhat grating but soft call, though it only gives alarm calls while in its wintering grounds
Whinchat | Migratory, Passerine, Insectivorous | Britannica whinchat, (Saxicola rubetra), Eurasian thrush named for its habitat: swampy meadows, called, in England, whins This species, 13 centimetres (5 inches) long, one of the chat-thrush group (family Turdidae, order Passeriformes), is brown-streaked above and buffy below, with white patches on the eyebrows, wings, and tail
Whinchat Bird Facts | Saxicola Rubetra - The RSPB Wildlife Charity The Whinchat is a small perching bird It hops or runs on the ground and often perches on top of low bushes It has a prominent white stripe above the eye It is streaky brown above and warm orange-buff on the breast The Whinchat is a summer visitor and passage migrant in the UK
Whinchat Facts: Identification, Diet, Migration Info etc . . . Whinchats, small perching birds resembling the European robin, measure around 13 centimetres in length and weigh between 13-26 grams They boast streaky brown upperparts, buff throats and breasts, and a black-coloured tail with feathers that have white bases
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