Oenanthe leucopyga
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The white-crowned wheatear, or white-crowned black wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga) is a wheatear, a small 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.
This large 17–18 cm long wheatear breeds in stony deserts from the Sahara and Arabia across to Iraq. It is largely resident but has occurred as a rare vagrant to western Europe as far away as Great Britain. It nests in crevices in rocks or walls laying 3-5 eggs.
Although most wheatear species have distinctive male and female plumages, adults of both sexes of this species are black except for a white rump and mainly white tail. Full adults have a white crown, not shown by young birds.
The similar black wheatear, Oenanthe leucura, also breeds in the western part of the white-crowned wheatear's range, but the latter has a black inverted T on its white tail, whereas white-crowned has only a black centre to its tail. The black wheatear never has a white crown.
This species mainly eats insects. This wheatear has a loud song, more varied than most of its relatives and often including mimicry. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Wheatear sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 203rd most-seen of the 232 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Wheatear in Tel Aviv on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate White-tailed Wheatear sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cairo (Egypt, under 5%).
Same genus: Oenanthe
The closest relatives of the White-tailed Wheatear that you can see in Tel Aviv (genus Oenanthe, Wheatears and Allies) are Northern Wheatear (about 10%) and Isabelline Wheatear (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-tailed Wheatear is recorded against all the birds logged in Tel Aviv (9 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
