Arabian Wheatear
Oenanthe lugentoides(Seebohm, H, 1881)
English (US) Arabian Wheatear
The Arabian Wheatear (Oenanthe lugentoides) 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 lugentoides
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Arabian Wheatear
- Described by
- (Seebohm, H, 1881)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Oenanthe lugentoides lugentoides
- Oenanthe lugentoides boscaweni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Saxicola lugentoides
- Described by
- (Seebohm, H, 1881)
- Type locality
- Sennaar, northeast Africa {_errore = Yemen, vide Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 445].
- Original description
- Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum 5 p.371
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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