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Finsch's wheatear

Oenanthe finschii (Heuglin, 1869)

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The finsch's wheatear (Oenanthe finschii) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 25.6 g to 29 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Finsch's wheatear (Oenanthe finschii)
Photo: Dûrzan cîrano · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the finsch's wheatear

Weight
25.6 g – 29 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the finsch's wheatear

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Finsch's wheatear (Oenanthe finschii)
Dûrzan cîrano · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the finsch's wheatear live?

Not recorded

What is the finsch's wheatear?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Finsch's wheatear (Oenanthe finschii) is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher of the family Muscicapidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Finsch's wheatear” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finsch%27s_wheatear&oldid=1347098990), 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 finsch's wheatear endangered?

The finsch's 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 finsch's wheatear classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusOenanthe
  7. SpeciesOenanthe finschii (Heuglin, 1869)

Synonyms Oenanthe finischii, Saxicola finschii, Saxicola finschii neglecta, Saxicola finschii turanica

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • أبلق فنشيArabic
  • Скално каменарчеBulgarian
  • Bistrak-FinschBreton
  • còlit de FinschCatalan
  • Шим шӱӓн сиргекMari
  • bělořit skalníCzech
  • tinwen FinschWelsh
  • Hvidrygget StenpikkerDanish
  • FelsensteinschmätzerGerman
  • ΒουνοπετρόκληςGreek
  • blankdorsa enantoEsperanto
  • Collalba de FinschSpanish
  • kahkselg-kivitäksEstonian
  • چکچک پشت سفیدPersian
  • valkoselkätaskuFinnish
  • Traquet de FinschFrench
  • Clochrán droimbhánIrish
  • Thoyn-vane FinschScottish Gaelic
  • סלעית חורףHebrew
  • turska bjeloguzaCroatian
  • türk hantmadárHungarian
  • Քարաթռչնակ սևավիզArmenian
  • SkriðudepillIcelandic
  • Monachella di FinschItalian
  • セジロサバクヒタキJapanese
  • Қараалқымды тасшымшықKazakh
  • juodakaklis kūltupysLithuanian
  • baltmuguras čakstīteLatvian
  • Finsch' TapuitDutch
  • hvitryggsteinskvettNorwegian
  • białorzytka białogrzbietaPolish
  • chasco-de-finschPortuguese
  • chasco-de-dorso-brancoPortuguese
  • Pietrar caucazianRomanian
  • Черношейная каменкаRussian
  • VilgessealgeaðgerásttisNorthern Sami
  • skaliarik škrapovýSlovak
  • turški kupčarSlovenian
  • Turska beloguzaSerbian
  • finschstenskvättaSwedish
  • vitryggig stenskvättaSwedish
  • Ak Sırtlı KuyrukkakanTurkish
  • кам’янка чорношияUkrainian
  • Кам'янка чорношияUkrainian
  • 芬氏䳭Chinese
  • 芬契氏鵖Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the finsch's 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 finsch's wheatear?

An adult finsch's wheatear weighs 25.6 g – 29 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the finsch's wheatear endangered?

The finsch's 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 finsch's wheatear?

The finsch's wheatear (Oenanthe finschii) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{finschs_wheatear_2026,
  title = {Finsch's wheatear (Oenanthe finschii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/finschs-wheatear},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}