Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Blackstart

Oenanthe melanura

The Blackstart (Oenanthe melanura) is a 15 g cliff and rock bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

15 g

Habitat

Rock

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

11

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