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Genus: Oenanthe

Description

About 21 species of Wheatear from Africa and Eurasia.

Taxonomy

Oenanthe is a genus in the Family Muscicapidae.
The first five species are placed in the genus Cercomela by Clements.


Genus Oenanthe viewedit
O. oenanthe Northern Wheatear
O. seebohmi Atlas Wheatear
O. pileata Capped Wheatear
O. bottae Buff-breasted Wheatear
O. frenata Rusty-breasted Wheatear
O. isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
O. heuglini Heuglin's Wheatear
O. monacha Hooded Wheatear
O. deserti Desert Wheatear
O. hispanica Western Black-eared Wheatear
O. cypriaca Cyprus Wheatear
O. melanoleuca Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
O. pleschanka Pied Wheatear
O. albifrons White-fronted Black Chat
O. phillipsi Somali Wheatear
O. moesta Red-rumped Wheatear
O. melanura Blackstart
O. familiaris Familiar Chat
O. dubia Sombre Rock Chat
O. scotocerca Brown-tailed Rock Chat
O. fusca Brown Rock Chat
O. picata Variable Wheatear
O. leucura Black Wheatear
O. albonigra Hume's Wheatear
O. leucopyga White-crowned Wheatear
O. lugentoides Arabian Wheatear
O. lugubris Abyssinian Wheatear
O. finschii Finsch's Wheatear
O. lugens Mourning Wheatear
O. xanthoprymna Kurdish Wheatear
O. chrysopygia Red-tailed Wheatear

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.10). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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