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ssp. schalowi, Schalow's Wheatear
Photo by JWN Andrewes
Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya

Alternative name: Abyssinian Black Wheatear

Oenanthe lugubris

Includes Schalow's Wheatear; Arabian Wheatear

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Africa and the Middle East
East Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
Middle East: Arabian Peninsula, Yemen

[edit] Taxonomy

Six subspecies recognized:

• O. l. lugentoides (Arabian Wheatear) from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen
• O. l. lugubris in Ethiopia
• O. l. boscaweni in southern Arabia
• O. l. vauriei in north-eastern Somalia
• O. l. schalowi (Schalow's Wheatear) in Kenya and Tanzania

Lugentoides and schalowi are sometimes accepted as full species. Furthermore this species was thought to be conspecific with Mourning Wheatear in the past.

[edit] Habitat

Scrubby grassland with cliffs

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Avibase

[edit] External Links