The Whinchat is a small migratory bird found in grassland and scrub. In Britain it breeds in summer and migrates to Africa for winter.
A breeding male has a pale stripe above the eye and an orange-buff chest. Females and birds in other plumages are less boldly colored.
It perches on tall grasses or low branches and searches for insects. In Britain it is a summer visitor that breeds in grassland and uplands.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.