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Northern Wheatear 
Traits: Small bird with white rump patch; black and white tail pattern like an upside-down "T"

Habitat: Alpine and dry lowland tundra in summer; coastal wetlands in winter

Foods: Spiders and other invertebrates

Eaten by: Jaegers, weasels, foxes, short-eared owls, falcons

Do You Know? The wheatear migrates from tundra nesting areas to winter in eastern Asia and Africa.

Special thanks to the ADF&G Division of Wildlife Conservation.

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