Whinchat
BIRDING ARAGÓNWhinchat
Saxicola rubetra
ES: Tarabilla norteña
Description
L: 13cm; W:21-24cm;
Species with a brown back, speckled with dark; head with well-marked eyebrow, white in the male and yellowish in the female; brown wing, with white on inner coverts; dark tail, with a white base. In breeding plumage, the male has a blackish cheek, pure white eyebrow, and black mask bordered by white, bright orange throat and chest; white base of primary coverts. The female has a brown cheek, buff white eyebrow; tail feathers with indistinct separation between white at the base and brown at the tip; most specimens with dark spots on the chest. Juveniles are similar to females but with fresh plumage.
- Observation difficulty: Medium
- Status: Summer
- Optimal Season: Mar-Oct
- Conservation Status: Protected species
- Hábitat: High mountain
Special interest
Best places to see in Aragón
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel
REGIONS
Gúdar-Javalambre; Sierra de Albarracín
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
CUENCA DE GALLOCANTA. ESTEPAS DE BELCHITE – EL PLANERÓN – LA LOMAZA. LOS VALLES. POSETS – MALADETA. SOTOS Y CARRIZALES DEL RÍO ARAGÓN. SIERRAS DE SANTO DOMINGO Y CABALLERA Y RÍO ONSELLA. LA SOTONERA. LOMA LA NEGRA – BARDENAS. MONTES DE ZUERA, CASTEJÓN DE VALDEJASA Y EL CASTELLAR. LAGUNA DE SARIÑENA Y BALSA DE LA ESTACIÓN. SIERRA DE ALCUBIERRE. SIERRA DE MONCAYO – LOS FAYOS – SIERRA DE ARMAS. MATARRAÑA – AIGUABARREIX. DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO JALÓN. RÍO HUERVA Y LAS PLANAS. PARAMERAS DE BLANCAS. PARAMERAS DE CAMPO VISIEDO.
