Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti(Temminck, CJ, 1825)
English (US) Desert Wheatear
The Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Oenanthe deserti
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Desert Wheatear
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1825)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Oenanthe deserti homochroa
- Oenanthe deserti deserti
- Oenanthe deserti oreophila
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Saxicola deserti
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1825)
- Type locality
- Egypt.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.60, vol.3 pl.359 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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