OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Oenanthe ("vine bloom" for the time of year they arrived) finschii (for explorer Friedrich Finsch)
Adult male Finsch's Wheatear (Oenanthe finschii) in mountains near Side, Antalya, Turkey - March 2025
Weight: 21-32g / Length: 14cm / Wingspan: 25-27cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A species of dry rocky hillsides from Turkey to Krgyzstan, with this individual being on the extreme Western edge of it's range. It's eponymous name is named after the colonial naturalist and explorer Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch whose ornithological career including books on parrots of the world, but who also was involved in German colonial plans in South East Asia and the Pacific.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Oenanthe
SUBSPECIES: O. f. finschii, O. f. barnesi
- Sighting Locations -
- ANTALYA 2025 TRIP - One in mountains near Side
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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