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Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
(O. d. deserti)
| Armenian Name: | Անապատային քարաթռչնակ |
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See Plate 45 for Desert Wheatear and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Casual |
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| Length: | 14-15 cm, Wing Span:24.5-29 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 348. |
| Description: | Mostly black tail; large whitish rump patch. Uniform pale grayish yellow-brown upperparts with darker wings and ear coverts; pale supercilium. Pale brown-yellow below with whitish throat and undertail coverts. By spring, pale feather edges wear off to reveal black lower head joined to mostly black wings in males. |
| Behavior: | Sits on rock or mound of earth. Hops rapidly across ground. |
| Habitat: | Arid steppe, semidesert, plowed fields. |
| Food: | Invertebrates. |
