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| − | + | [[Image:Mountain_Wheatear.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male Mountain Wheatear<br />Photo © by {{user|GarethH|GarethH}}<br />Suikerbosrand NR, [[South Africa]]]] | |
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| + | ''Oenanthe monticola'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Photo | + | Length 18-20 cm, mass about 35 g. |
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| + | '''Adult male:''' There are several colour morphs; body plumage may be pale grey or black, and the crown may be white, grey or black. The wings are very dark brown or black with a white shoulder patch which varies in size (sometimes all black). The tail pattern is distinctive, with a white rump and outer tail feathers. The legs and pointed bill are black. | ||
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| + | '''Adult female:''' Dark brown, with a white rump and outer tail. | ||
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| + | [[Image:2006_0107_Female_Mountain_Wheatear.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Female Mountain Wheatear<br />Photo © by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}}<br />Qwantani Resort, Sterkfontein Dam, Free State, [[South Africa]]]] | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': found in | ||
| + | [[Image:Mountain_Wheatear.png|thumb|350px|right|Graphic © by {{user|Nrg800|Nrg800}}]] | ||
| + | [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]], [[Lesotho]], western [[eSwatini]] extreme southern [[Botswana]] and western [[Angola]]. | ||
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| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family ([[:Category:Turdidae|Turdidae]]), but is now more generally considered to be an Old-World Flycatcher (Family [[:Category:Muscicapidae|Muscicapidae]]).<br /> | ||
| + | Previously placed in genus ''[[:Category:Oenanthe|Oenanthe]]''. | ||
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| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Four subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | *''M. m. albipileata'': | ||
| + | :*Coastal [[Angola]] (Benguela escarpment) | ||
| + | *''M. m. nigricauda'': | ||
| + | :*Angola (highlands of Huambo and southern Cuanza Sul) | ||
| + | *''M. m. atmorii'': | ||
| + | :*Northern [[Namibia]] (south to Damaraland) | ||
| + | *''M. m. monticola'': | ||
| + | :*Southern Namibia, [[South Africa]] (east to Limpopo and western KwaZulu-Natal), [[Lesotho]], and western [[eSwatini]] | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Mountains and rocky areas. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Food: Mainly insects, but also other invertebrates, seeds and berries. | ||
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| + | '''Breeding''': Nests on the ground amongst rocks; 2-4 white eggs are laid June to March. | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image: | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:29749Mountain_Wheatear_safariranger_DaanViljoenGR_Namibia.jpg|Male Mountain Wheatear - black-bellied morph<br />Photo © by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}}<br>Daan Viljoen Game Reserve, [[Namibia]] | ||
| + | Image:23133mt_chat_MeganPerkins_DaanViljoen_Namibia.jpg|Male Mountain Wheatear - black-crowned morph<br />Photo © by {{user|Megan+Perkins|Megan Perkins}}<br />Daan Viljoen Game Reserve, [[Namibia]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa, 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Myrmecocichla monticola" {{!}} "Oenanthe monticola" {{!}} "Mountain Wheatear"}} | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Maps]] [[Category:Myrmecocichla]] |
Latest revision as of 22:03, 30 March 2023
- Myrmecocichla monticola
Oenanthe monticola
Identification
Length 18-20 cm, mass about 35 g.
Adult male: There are several colour morphs; body plumage may be pale grey or black, and the crown may be white, grey or black. The wings are very dark brown or black with a white shoulder patch which varies in size (sometimes all black). The tail pattern is distinctive, with a white rump and outer tail feathers. The legs and pointed bill are black.
Adult female: Dark brown, with a white rump and outer tail.
Photo © by Alan Manson
Qwantani Resort, Sterkfontein Dam, Free State, South Africa
Distribution
Southern Africa: found in
Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, western eSwatini extreme southern Botswana and western Angola.
Taxonomy
Formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family (Turdidae), but is now more generally considered to be an Old-World Flycatcher (Family Muscicapidae).
Previously placed in genus Oenanthe.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized[1].
- M. m. albipileata:
- Coastal Angola (Benguela escarpment)
- M. m. nigricauda:
- Angola (highlands of Huambo and southern Cuanza Sul)
- M. m. atmorii:
- Northern Namibia (south to Damaraland)
- M. m. monticola:
- Southern Namibia, South Africa (east to Limpopo and western KwaZulu-Natal), Lesotho, and western eSwatini
Habitat
Mountains and rocky areas.
Behaviour
Food: Mainly insects, but also other invertebrates, seeds and berries.
Breeding: Nests on the ground amongst rocks; 2-4 white eggs are laid June to March.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image:
Male Mountain Wheatear - black-bellied morph
Photo © by safariranger
Daan Viljoen Game Reserve, Namibia
Male Mountain Wheatear - black-crowned morph
Photo © by Megan Perkins
Daan Viljoen Game Reserve, Namibia
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa, 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533
External Links
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