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 LC    Somali Wheatear* Id (Atlas):
    Oenanthe phillipsi

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Somali Wheatear, Phillips's Wheatear

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Shelley, 1885)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland, hot desert.

Range (Guide)
Ethiopia, Somalia.

Northern and eastern Somalia and south-eastern Ethiopia.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A low-pitched, drawn-out whistle. A metallic clicking call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

 
Somali Wheatear (Oenanthe phillipsi) [XC898334]
     by id from Kirit, Burco, Togdheer, Somalia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has in the past been treated as subspecies of Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe).


References
See References.


Files:
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