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| Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Female |
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| Photographer : | © P C Rajeevan |
| Location : | Kannur, Kerala, India |
| Date : |
16 October 2013 |
| English synonyms: | Common Wheatear, Eurasian Wheatear, European Wheatear, Greenland Wheatear, Seebohm's Wheatear, Wheatear, Black-throated Wheatear |
| Bird Family : | Saxicolini - Robins, Nightingales, Chats, Shamas, Redstarts, Grandala, Forktails, Cochoas & Wheatears |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Apparently the first photographic record for Kerala.
Key identification features separating this from the similar Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina.:
Tail pattern with narrower black terminal than white base on outer feathers.
Extensive dark brown on coverts and flight feathers.
Pale peachy wash to underparts.
Pale supercilium curving strongly above eye.
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