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Mourning wheatear
	In Petra, Jordan
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Oenanthe
Species:	O. lugens
Binomial name
	Oenanthe lugens; (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)

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The mourning wheatear (Oenanthe lugens) is a bird, one of 14 species of wheatear found in northern Africa and the Middle East. It is a small passerine in a group formerly classed as members of the thrush family Turdidae, but now more generally considered to be part of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

The mourning wheatear was first described by Martin Lichtenstein in 1823. It is found in semi-desert areas in North Africa and the Middle East. It is sexually dimorphic with the females sporting more subtle plumage.

Panov (Wheatears of Palearctic, 2005) discusses the latest taxonomy for the mourning wheatear superspecies. The mourning wheatear is split from Abyssinian wheatear (Oenanthe lugubris), which is the species found south of the Sahara. The Maghreb wheatear (O. halophila) and basalt wheatear (O. warriae) were formerly considered subspecies of the mourning wheatear, but were split as distinct species by the IOC in 2021.^[2] The Egyptian populations of O. lugens are discussed in Baha El Din and Baha El Din (2000).^[3] These birds differ from halophila in exhibiting less sexual dimorphism, and displaying a prominent white wingbar, and thus are closer to the nominate race.

It has been recorded in the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

References

^ BirdLife International (2019). "Oenanthe lugens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T106000073A155609396. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T106000073A155609396.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
^ Baha El Din, Sherif and Mindy Baha El Din (2000) The occurrence of Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens halophila in Egypt Sandgrouse 22(2): 109-12

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+{{Short description|Species of bird}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{Speciesbox
-| name = Mourning Wheatear
-| image =
+| image = Oenanthe lugens Petra, Jordan 1.jpg
+| image_caption = In [[Petra]], Jordan
-| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
-| regnum = [[Animalia]]
+| status = LC
+| status_system = IUCN3.1
-| phylum = [[Chordata]]
+| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2019 |title=''Oenanthe lugens'' |volume=2019 |page=e.T106000073A155609396 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T106000073A155609396.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
-| classis = [[Bird|Aves]]
+| taxon = Oenanthe lugens
-| ordo = [[Passeriformes]]
+| authority = ([[Martin Lichtenstein|Lichtenstein, MHC]], 1823)
-| familia = [[Muscicapidae]]
+| synonyms =
-| genus = ''[[Wheatear|Oenanthe]]''
+}}
-| species = '''''O. lugens'''''
-| binomial = ''Oenanthe lugens''
+[[File:Oenanthe lugens lugens MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.191.9.jpg|thumb|''Oenanthe lugens lugens'' - [[MHNT]]]]
+[[File:Oenanthe lugens hapophila MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.191.10.jpg|thumb|Oeufs de ''Oenanthe lugens hapophila'' - [[MHNT]]]]
-| binomial_authority = ([[Martin Lichtenstein|Lichtenstein]], 1823)
+The '''mourning wheatear''' ('''''Oenanthe lugens''''') is a [[bird]], one of 14 species of wheatear found in northern [[Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. It is a small passerine in a group formerly classed as members of the thrush family Turdidae, but now more generally considered to be part of the Old World flycatcher family [[Muscicapidae]].
-| synonyms = }}
+The mourning wheatear was first described by [[Martin Lichtenstein]] in 1823. It is found in semi-desert areas in North Africa and the Middle East. It is sexually dimorphic with the females sporting more subtle plumage.
-The '''Mourning Wheatear''' ('''''Oenanthe lugens''''') is a [[bird]], one of 14 species of wheatear found in the Palearctic region. It is a small passerine in a group formerly classed as members of the Thrush family Turdidae, but now more generally considered to be part of the Old World Flycatcher family [[Muscicapidae]].
+Panov (Wheatears of Palearctic, 2005) discusses the latest taxonomy for the mourning wheatear superspecies. The mourning wheatear is split from [[Abyssinian wheatear]] (''Oenanthe lugubris''), which is the species found south of the Sahara. The [[Maghreb wheatear]] (''O. halophila'') and [[basalt wheatear]] (''O. warriae'') were formerly considered subspecies of the mourning wheatear, but were split as distinct species by the [[International Ornithologists' Union|IOC]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Species Updates – IOC World Bird List|url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/updates/species-updates/|access-date=2021-06-13|language=en-US}}</ref> The Egyptian populations of ''O. lugens'' are discussed in Baha El Din and Baha El Din (2000).<ref>Baha El Din, Sherif and [[Mindy Baha El Din]] (2000) The occurrence of Mourning Wheatear ''Oenanthe lugens halophila'' in Egypt ''[[Sandgrouse (journal)|Sandgrouse]]'' 22(2): 109-12</ref> These birds differ from ''halophila'' in exhibiting less sexual dimorphism, and displaying a prominent white wingbar, and thus are closer to the nominate race.
-The Mourning Wheatear was first described by Lichenstein in 1823. It is an elegant and strikingly beautiful bird found in semi-desert areas in North Africa and the Middle East. It is sexually dimorphic with the females sporting more subtle plumage.
+It has been recorded in the following countries: [[Algeria]], [[Bahrain]], [[Cyprus]], [[Egypt]], [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Kuwait]], [[Lebanon]], [[Libya]], [[Morocco]], [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Syria]], [[Tunisia]], [[Turkey]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], and [[Yemen]].
-An intriguing dark [[polymorphism (biology)|morph]] of the Mourning Wheatear (the so-called Basalt Wheatear) occurs in the basalt desert of NE Jordan.
-The north African subspecies ''halophila'', considered by some to be a separate species, Western Mourning Wheatear, occurs from Morocco east to western Egypt. The Egyptian populations are discussed in Baha El Din and Baha El Din (2000).<ref>Baha El Din, Sherif and Mindy Baha El Din (2000) The occurrence of Mourning Wheatear ''Oenanthe lugens halophila'' in Egypt ''[[Sandgrouse (journal)|Sandgrouse]]'' 22(2): 109-12</ref> These birds differ from typical ''halophila'' in exhibiting less sexual dimorphism, and displaying a prominent white wingbar, and thus are closer to the nominate race.
-Panov (Wheatears of Palearctic, 2005) discusses the latest taxonomy for the Mourning Wheatear superspecies. The Mourning Wheatear is split from Schalow's Wheatear ''(Oenanthe lugubris)'', which is the species found south of the Sahara.
-It has been recorded in the following countries: [[Algeria]], [[Bahrain]], [[Cyprus]], [[Egypt]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Kenya]], [[Kuwait]], [[Lebanon]], [[Libya]], [[Mauritania]], [[Morocco]], [[Niger]], [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Somalia]], [[Sudan]], [[Syria]], [[Tanzania]], [[Tunisia]], [[Turkey]], [[United Arab Emirates]], and [[Yemen]].
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-{{reflist}}
-* [[BirdLife International]] 2004.  [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/51818/all Oenanthe lugens].   [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ]  Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
 ==Further reading==
+*Boon, Leo J. R. (2004) 'Mourning Wheatears' illustrated ''[[Dutch Birding]]'' 26(4): 223-36
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q1586903}}
-* Boon, Leo J. R. (2004) 'Mourning Wheatears' illustrated ''[[Dutch Birding]]'' 26(4): 223-36
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