Cyprus wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca)

Wikipedia: Cyprus wheatear Source: WIKIPEDIA Cyprus_Pied_Wheatear.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Wheatears (Oenanthe); Family Old world flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
General: The Cyprus wheatear or Cyprus pied wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) is a small, 14–15 cm long 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. It was formerly treated as a subspecies (race) of pied wheatear but Sluys and van den Berg (1982)^[2] argued that the form deserved full species status, on the basis of differences in biometrics and especially song, and the lack of sexual plumage dimorphism in cypriaca. [more]