Prakruti Parichay
MuscicapidaeOenanthe

Hooded Wheatear

Oenanth8 monacha

17.5–17.5 cmSmall
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Baluchistan and SW Pakistan. Appears elongated, with long bill and tail. but has relatively short legs (less upright stance than most wheatears). Male has white crown, black throat extending to breast. and largely white outer tail feathers; in winter. bullish or greyish wash to crown and pale fringes to upperparts and wings (1st-win male has tail as female). Female has sandy to rufous-buff rump and tail, with brown central tail feathers, and rather plain - faced appearance. Barren desert.

Colour

WhiteBlackGreyRufous / Red-brown
Average size
17.5 cm
Habitat
Barren desert.
Behaviour
Resident.

About this bird

Resident. Baluchistan and SW Pakistan. Appears elongated, with long bill and tail. but has relatively short legs (less upright stance than most wheatears). Male has white crown, black throat extending to breast. and largely white outer tail feathers; in winter. bullish or greyish wash to crown and pale fringes to upperparts and wings (1st-win male has tail as female). Female has sandy to rufous-buff rump and tail, with brown central tail feathers, and rather plain - faced appearance. Barren desert.

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Hooded Wheatear is bigger than Abbott's Babbler but smaller than Brandt's Mountain Finch.

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Hooded Wheatear

Oenanth8 monacha

17.5–17.5 cm