Finsch's wheatear (Oenanthe finschii) is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher of the family Muscicapidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Finsch's Wheatear being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Oenanthe lugens
- Oenanthe pleschanka
- Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Oenanthe cypriaca
- Oenanthe lugentoides
- Oenanthe monacha
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Oenanthe
- Species
- Oenanthe finschii
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