Cyprus wheatear
Cyprus pied wheatear
oenanthe cypriaca latin

The emblem of BLC is the Cyprus Wheatear which breeds only on the island.

A 2010 study found that Cyprus Wheatear differs from Pied Wheatear in 14 external morphometric characters.

Homeyer published over 150 articles on ornithology, and was the first to describe the Cyprus Wheatear and the Semi-collared Flycatcher.

Recent work suggest an ecological differentiation between Cyprus Wheatear and migrating Northern Wheatears O. oenanthe and Black-eared Wheatears O. hispanica melanoleuca.

Cyprus Wheatear uses more aerial sallying and occupies more forested habitats, but needs a minimum amount of open/bare ground, and a minimum of high bush/tree vegetation (Randler et al. 2009).

The Cyprus Wheatear or Cyprus Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) is a small, 14-15 cm long passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae.

The Cyprus Wheatear or Cyprus Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) is a small, 14-15 cm long passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae.

The Cyprus Wheatear or Cyprus Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) is a small, 14-15 cm long passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae.