Capped Wheatear

Oenanthe pileata

Least Concern

The Capped Wheatear is an Old World flycatcher of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, scrub, streams, and rocky open country. It forages from low perches, rocks, shrubs, or open ground, dropping onto insects and other small prey in grassland, desert, scrub, farmland, cliffs, or alpine slopes.

Family

Muscicapidae

Group

Old World Flycatchers

Range

Capped Wheatear Range — Resident or seasonal range in sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, scrub, streams, and rocky open country

Population

≈ Unknown

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