Northern wheatear: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern wheatear lives – recorded in 80 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oenanthe oenanthe
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	80 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Muscicapidae

Where does the northern wheatear live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern wheatear in 80 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern wheatear endangered?

The northern wheatear’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern wheatear?

The northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Muscicapidae, genus Oenanthe. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern wheatear

The northern wheatear or wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and North and Central Asia. The northern wheatear is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open stony country in Europe and east across the Palearctic with footholds in northeastern Canada and Greenland as well as in northwestern Canada and Alaska. It nests in rock crevices and rabbit burrows. All birds spend most of their winter in Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern wheatear (revision 1357474464), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26420 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).