Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: White-tailed Wheatear

White-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga

Described by: Brehm, C. L. (1855)
Alternate common name(s): White-rumped Black Wheatear, White-crowned Black Wheatear, White-crowned Wheatear, White-rumped Wheatear
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Eilat, Israel - Mar, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Eilat, Israel - Mar, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Mhamid, Morocco - Mar 13, 2004 © Alain Fossé  Tunisia - Jan, 1992 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Saharan Africa and Arabian Peninsula;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Sahara Desert of se. Morocco, inland n. Algeria and Tunisia (Jbil National Park).
(2) Egypt, Sinai Peninsula n. to the Dead Sea. Isolated populations in Saudi Arabia (Red Sea) and possibly s. Iraq and sw. Iran.
(3) Rio de Oro, s. Mauritania, n. Mali, s. Niger, c. Chad, n. Sudan, ne. Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Frans van der Veen

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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