1. a small migratory songbird with a white rump, found in open country

Examples

• The wheatear perched on a fence post in the meadow.
• Birdwatchers gathered to observe the wheatear’s distinctive white rump patch.
• During migration, wheatears can be seen in fields and grasslands.
• The northern wheatear breeds in rocky areas and moorlands.
• A wheatear flitted between the stones on the hillside.
• The bird’s name ‘wheatear’ comes from ‘white arse,’ referring to its white rump.