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Eatern black-eared wheatear - Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca

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  1. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    Not easy to get an eye so clear on a black head Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
      Jivko Nakev
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      Thanks, Niel! Posted 2 years ago
  3. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
    Thibaud Aronson
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    Lovely shot! But it's the Eastern one, O. melanoleuca. Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
      Jivko Nakev
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      Thanks Thibaud!. Questionable. Latest taxonomy considers two subspecies: O.hispanica hispanica (Western) and O,h.melanoleuca (Eastern).
      https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/5JYS3       Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
      1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
        Thibaud Aronson
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        Ah yes, sorry, all my birding is done vie eBird, which follows the Clements taxonomy, and I often forget that Jungledragon follows the COL taxonomy, which doesn't recognize the species-level split in this case. Posted 2 years ago
        1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
          Jivko Nakev
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          Everything is OK, Thibaud! I am also using eBird for my bird records. But taxonomic changes are so dynamic, we also often make changes in JD, new genomic methods necessitate this. Posted 2 years ago
          1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
            Thibaud Aronson
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            Haha yes I know! I am still getting used to some of the changes from last October's big taxonomy update, which affected a large number of Peruvian species. Posted 2 years ago
    3. View Jivko Nakev's profile
      Jivko Nakev
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      I have checked all my photos and think you are right concerning the subspecies O.h.melanoleuca - a black-throated morph, with rather extensive black on the forehead. A few additional shots were added. Posted 2 years ago

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The Black-eared wheatear

The black-eared wheatear is a wheatear, a small migratory passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher.

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Uploaded May 3, 2023. Captured Apr 29, 2023 13:58 in X4GF+R9 Paggeo, Greece.
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  • f/5.6
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  • ISO320
  • 500mm