White-crowned Wheatear

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Oenanthe leucopyga

White-crowned Wheatear, a reference photo
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The white-crowned wheatear, or white-crowned black wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga) is a wheatear, a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of White-crowned 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Species
Oenanthe leucopyga

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