Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Pied Wheatear

Ladakhi name:

 

Scientific name:

Oenanthe pleschanka

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

Muscicapidae

fun facts:

The Pied Wheatear can be spotted in open arid stony slopes, rough plains near cultivations up to 4600 m.

The sexes look different.

Bird Club Contributor:

Tsewang Namgail Raja, Korzok