noun
- 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.