Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Introduction

Resembling a pale Wheatear, this is a very rare visitor for which most records come in late autumn.

Isabelline Wheatear breeds from eastern Greece and Turkey east to north-east China, and winters in the north and east of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and east to Pakistan.

Key Stats

Status

Rare

Weight

30.8g

Seasonality

<1%

BTO Records

775 records

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Status and Trends

Population size, trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO and partnership surveys and atlasses with data collected by BTO volunteers.

Conservation Status

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This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

Species of European Conservation Concern

Least Concern

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global)

Least Concern

Schedule 1 Licence required (to disturb)*

Birds Directive Annex 1

* A guide only. Check details with the original legislation, especially those marked with an asterisk. See About Birdfacts for more information.

Population Size

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BOU Category

Source

First Record*

Cumbria, 1887

* First documented occurrence. Most species undoubtedly occurred before this. See About Birdfacts for more information.

Population Change

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Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.

Distribution

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This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

Distribution Change

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This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.

Seasonality

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Isabelline Wheatear is a rare vagrant and characteristically a late autumn bird, with most records in late October and November.

Weekly pattern of occurrence

The graph shows when the species is present in the UK, with taller bars indicating a higher likelihood of encountering the species in appropriate regions and habitats.

Phenology graph — Weekly occurrence patterns (shaded cells and reporting rates (vertical bars) based on BirdTrack data. Reporting rates give the likelihood of encountering the species each week.

Movement

Information about Isabelline Wheatear movements and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

Britain & Ireland movement

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View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report

European movements

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EuroBirdPortal uses birdwatcher's records, such as those logged in BirdTrack to map the flows of birds as they arrive and depart Europe. See maps for this species here.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information for Isabelline Wheatear, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

Survival and Longevity

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Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.

Classification, names and codes

Taxonomy, names and species codes for Isabelline Wheatear

Classification and Codes

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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Scientific name: Oenanthe isabellina
Authority: Temminck, 1829

BTO 5-letter code: ISAWH
Euring code number: 11440

Alternate species names

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Catalan: còlit pàl·lid
Czech: belorit plavý
Danish: Isabellastenpikker
Dutch: Izabeltapuit
Estonian: liiv-kivitäks
Finnish: arotasku
French: Traquet isabelle

German: Isabellsteinschmätzer
Hungarian: pusztai hantmadár
Icelandic: Steppudepill
Irish: Clochrán Gainimh
Italian: Culbianco isabellino
Latvian: dukaina cakstite
Lithuanian: palšasis kultupys
Norwegian: Isabellasteinskvett

Polish: bialorzytka plowa
Portuguese: chasco-isabel
Slovak: skaliarik plavý
Slovenian: bledi kupcar
Spanish: Collalba isabel
Swedish: isabellastenskvätta
Welsh: Tinwen Felynllwyd

More Evidence

More evidence from Conservation Evidence.com

Partners

Birdfacts is based on data collected by volunteers participating in surveys that are organised and funded by BTO, RSPB, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, JNCC and other partners.

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