Derivation
Oenanthe - Gk, a bird mentioned by Aristotle, but not identified, but associated with the wheatear: isabellina - N.L., from the color isaballine (sandy or greyish-yellow)
Habitat
Bare hillsides and dry plains, with sparse vegetation.
Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) [XC878006]
by David Farrow from Uluk\u0131\u015fla, Aksaray Merkez, Aksaray, Turkey (call, song)
Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) [XC162620]
by Andrew Spencer from Soyol, Mongolia (call, song, song flight, ultra christalised song (m), call (f))
Nest
A cup of plant materials, with a softer lining, on the ground, among stones, in holes or burrows.
Eggs (Guide)
4 - 5; pale blue, with reddish-brown speckles mostly at the large end.
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Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9