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םיעובצה תוינוציחה בנזה תורבאו תשה, תש-לעה דבלמ ולוכ רוחש רכזה :הרוחש תיעלס | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
O. l. leucura southern Europe. O. l. syenitica north-west Africa. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.18 cm, 23-36 g, wingspan 26-29 cm. Somewhat rounder-headed and bulkier than White-crowned Black Wheatear but no larger, with wings slightly shorter and rounder. Rather large, big-headed, and deep-chested black wheatear with broad white rump and black T on white tail. Call distinctive. Sexes distinguishable at close range, no seasonal variation.HabitatIn contrast to other west Palearctic wheatear, confined to west Mediterranean lower miiddle latitudes, largely under coastal and even oceanic influencesrather than arid or montinental. Avoids flat terrain, including wetlands, and infrequently in contact with man over most or range.Food and FeedingMainly insects. Prey usually caught on ground by 'hop and search' technique. May also fly from perch to catch prey on ground. Will search around large rocks or probe cracks and holes for prey, and scratch for food under bushes or other vegetation.Breeding.Mid Apr in E Pyrenees (France), Mid Mar in S Spain, Mar-Apr in Algeria and Tunisia. Nest site, hole in rock wall, cliff, cave, or man-made wall.Nest, cup of dead grass and rootlets, incorporating feathers and wool. 3-5 eggs, sub-elliptical, smooth and glossy, very pale blue to bluish-white, variably speckled red-brown, markings usually concentrated at broad end.Incubation 14-18 days, by female. Movements.Generally sedentary, although some individuals disperse after breeding, and partial or total altitudinal migration occurs in some mountain regions.Status and ConservationNot globally threatened. Decreased in France.Israel.In Israel subspecies O. l. syenitica straggler, recorded and photographed near Eilat. |
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