Capped Wheatear

Oenanthe pileata (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

Capped Wheatear, Oenanthe pileata, breeds in southern Africa and is a bird of open dry country, including sandy and stony ground, short grassland, scattered bushes and termite mounds. It is placed in the Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. The adult is marked by a black cap, cheeks and breast band, with a white eye stripe and throat. Its tail pattern is distinctive, with black at the base and centre set against a white rump. The species was first described by Gmelin in 1789.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Breeding range

Africa: sc, s