Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Isabelline wheatear

Ladakhi name:

Unknown

Scientific name:

Oenanthe isabellina

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

Muscicapidae

fun facts:

The isabelline wheatear is an active and restless bird, moving across the ground with long hops, flitting into the air and perching on eminences or small bushes. Its posture is rather upright and it is constantly bobbing about and flaring, raising and lowering its tail.