Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina (Temminck, 1829)
ISAWH 
11440
Family: Passeriformes > Muscicapidae
Resembling a pale Wheatear, this is a very rare visitor for which most records come in late autumn.
Isabelline Wheatear breeds from eastern Greece and Turkey east to north-east China, and winters in the north and east of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and east to Pakistan.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Least Concern |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Cumbria, 1887 |
DISTRIBUTION
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
SEASONALITY
Isabelline Wheatear is a rare vagrant and characteristically a late autumn bird, with most records in late October and November.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Isabelline Wheatear, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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5-letter code: ISAWH | Euring: 11440 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
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- A comparison of the breeding ecology of collared flycatchers nesting in boxes and natural cavities
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