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Capped wheatear

Oenanthe pileata (Gmelin, 1789)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The capped wheatear (Oenanthe pileata) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 26.8 g to 28.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Capped wheatear (Oenanthe pileata)
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the capped wheatear

Weight
26.8 g – 28.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the capped wheatear live?

Not recorded

What is the capped wheatear?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The capped wheatear (Oenanthe pileata) is a small insectivorous passerine bird that is widely distributed over southern Africa. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Capped wheatear” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capped_wheatear&oldid=1314029846), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the capped wheatear endangered?

The capped wheatear is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the capped wheatear classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusOenanthe
  7. SpeciesOenanthe pileata (Gmelin, 1789)
Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • CAWHEnglish
  • DagbrekertjieAfrikaans
  • HoëveldskaapwagterAfrikaans
  • أبلق متوجArabic
  • Беловеждо каменарчеBulgarian
  • còlit del CapCatalan
  • bělořit bělohrdlýCzech
  • tinwen dorchogWelsh
  • Sortbrystet StenpikkerDanish
  • ErdsteinschmätzerGerman
  • ĉapa enantoEsperanto
  • Collalba capirotadaSpanish
  • Collalba EncapotadaSpanish
  • vöö-kivitäksEstonian
  • mustavyötaskuFinnish
  • Traquet du CapFrench
  • Traquet cordon-noirFrench
  • smeđoleđa bjeloguzaCroatian
  • földi hantmadárHungarian
  • Monachella pileataItalian
  • クロエリサバクヒタキJapanese
  • juodakrūtis kūltupysLithuanian
  • AardtapuitDutch
  • beltesteinskvettNorwegian
  • białorzytka obrożnaPolish
  • chasco-de-barretePortuguese
  • chasco-de-barrete-pretoPortuguese
  • Чернолобая каменкаRussian
  • Черношапочная каменкаRussian
  • skaliarik obojkovýSlovak
  • svartbröstad stenskvättaSwedish
  • Takkeli KuyrukkakanTurkish
  • nTidiTswana
  • кам’янка чорнолобаUkrainian
  • 冕䳭Chinese
  • 冕鵖Chinese
  • 冕鵖Chinese

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Relatives of the capped wheatear

Other species in the same genus Oenanthe.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the capped wheatear?

An adult capped wheatear weighs 26.8 g – 28.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the capped wheatear endangered?

The capped wheatear is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the capped wheatear?

The capped wheatear (Oenanthe pileata) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Capped wheatear (Oenanthe pileata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/capped-wheatear

MLA

“Capped wheatear (Oenanthe pileata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/capped-wheatear.

BibTeX
@misc{capped_wheatear_2026,
  title = {Capped wheatear (Oenanthe pileata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/capped-wheatear},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}