Northern Wheatear

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q26420
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Summary

Northern Wheatear is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,227 views/month, #1,422 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Oenanthe[5]
  • Taxon name: Oenanthe oenanthe[6]
  • Commons category: Oenanthe oenanthe[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Oenanthe oenanthe[8]
  • Commons gallery: Oenanthe oenanthe[9]
  • Original combination: Motacilla oenanthe[10]
  • Taxon common name: Northern Wheatear[11], Steinschmätzer[12], Traquet motteux[13], Collalba gris[14], Culbianco[15], Tapuit[16], Steindepill[17], Stenpikker[18], Steinskvett[19], Europese Skaapwagter[20], Каменка[21], ハシグロヒタキ[22], stenskvätta[23], kivitasku[24]
  • Wingspan: 0.28 m[25]

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Identifiers

Northern Wheatear's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 12822[26]. Northern Wheatear's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 279966[27]. Northern Wheatear's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45511011[28]. Northern Wheatear's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5231240[29]. Northern Wheatear's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179814[30].

Why It Matters

Northern Wheatear has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Flight speeds among bird species: allometric and phylogenetic effects. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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