Small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump.
Small (15 cm/6 in long) migratory bird Oenanthe oenanthe of the family Muscicapidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family also includes the thrushes. Wheatears are found throughout the Old World and also breed in far northern parts of North America. The plumage is light gray above and white below, with a white patch on the back, a black face-patch, and black and white wings and tail.