Genus
Oenanthe (Wheatears and allies)
Oenanthe oenanthe. Photo: (c) nfeddu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The wheatears /ˈhwiːtɪər/ are passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe. They were formerly considered to be members of the thrush family, Turdidae, but are now more commonly placed in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. This is an Old World group, but the northern wheatear has established a foothold in eastern Canada and Greenland and in western Canada and Alaska.
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