Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe hispanica
male O. h. melanoleuca - Lesvos, Greece - May 2006
This southern European species has two distinct subspecies. The eastern race, melanoleuca, has more extensive black markings on the head and throat and is more 'black-and-white' than hispanica, lacking much of the orange tones exhibited by that race.
male O. h. melanoleuca - Lesvos, Greece - May 2006
Both races have black-throated and pale-throated forms in the males.
male O. h. hispanica - Extremadura, Spain - May 2005
male O. h. hispanica - Extremadura, Spain - May 2005
female O. h. melanoleuca - Lesvos, Greece - May 2006
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