Arabian wheatear

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Arabian wheatear
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Oenanthe
Species:
O. lugentoides
Binomial name
Oenanthe lugentoides
(Seebohm, 1881)
Synonyms

Saxicola lugentoides

The Arabian wheatear (Oenanthe lugentoides) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2022). "Oenanthe lugentoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T22710284A94241877. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T22710284A94241877.en . Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen, eds. (2023). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List. 13.2. doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.