Cyprus Wheatear
About the Cyprus Wheatear
The Cyprus Wheatear is a small songbird that breeds exclusively on the island of Cyprus. These little relatives of flycatchers are migratory and winter in the Sudan and Ethiopia.
The Cyprus Wheatear is also known as the Cyprus Pied Wheatear because of its pied plumage. The neck, face, wings and black are black or dark; the crown and chest are white or buffy.
Despite its restricted breeding range, ss of September 2012, the Cyprus Wheatear has a conservation status of Least Concern. The species is found in the logo for BirdLife Cyprus.
Details & Statistics
Added to Birdorable
Hatched September 18, 2012
Scientific Name
Oenanthe cypriaca
Bird Family
Measurements
Length:
5.5 to 5.9 inches
(14 to 15 cm)
Range
International Names
Chinese
塞浦路斯
Czech
bělořit kyperský
Danish
Cypernstenpikker
Dutch
Cyprustapuit
Finnish
kyproksentasku
French
Traquet de Chypre
German
Zypernschmätzer
Italian
Monachella di Cipro
Japanese
キプリスサバクヒタキ [kipurisusabakuhitaki]
Norwegian
Kyprossteinskvett
Polish
bialorzytka cypryjska
Russian
Кипрская каменка
Spanish
Collalba de Cyprus
Swedish
Cypernstenskvätta