wheat·ear
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Definition of wheatear
: any of various small thrushes (genus Oenanthe)
especially
: a white-rumped one (O. oenanthe) of northern North America and the Old World
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Why do wheatears and other migrating birds wait until night to fly?
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Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska’s northern wheatears are about to embark on a remarkable journey," 10 Aug. 2019
Northern wheatears are robin-size songbirds with tan bodies and handsome black eye bands.
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Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska’s northern wheatears are about to embark on a remarkable journey," 10 Aug. 2019
Another German scientist in 2010 studied the wheatears now staging in Wales.
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Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska’s northern wheatears are about to embark on a remarkable journey," 10 Aug. 2019
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“Wheatear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheatear. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of wheatear was in 1591
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