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 NR    Arabian Wheatear* Id (Atlas):
    Oenanthe lugentoides

Description (10)
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Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
13 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Seebohm, 1881)

Range (Guide)
Oman (B), Saudi Arabia (B), Yemen (B).

South-western Saudi Arabia and western Yemen.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

 
Arabian Wheatear (Oenanthe lugentoides) [XC744829]
     by Herman van Oosten from Al Wahdah Woods, Saudi Arabia (alarm call)

 
Arabian Wheatear (Oenanthe lugentoides) [XC746059]
     by Peter Boesman from Abha, Abha, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia (call)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe lugens).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • lugentoides (Seebohm, 1881)   -  Southern Arabian Peninsula. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe lugens).
  • boscaweni Bates, 1937   -  North-western Yemen and southern Oman. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe lugens).



References
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Files:
JPG files for Arabian Wheatear (Oenanthe lugentoides) - 10 files


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