The mourning wheatear 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Lichtenstein, MHC 1823)
Reference:
Verz. Doubl. zool. Mus. K. Univ. Berlin
Protonym:
Saxicola lugens
Type locality:
Nubia [= Deram, vide Stresemann, 1954, Abh. Deutschen Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss., Berlin, 1, p. 174].
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28229281
Avibase ID:
97144E87330B76C3
Avibase ID:
avibase-97144E87
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/97144E87
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561654
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mourning, Abyssinian, Western Mourning, Arabian or Schalow's Wheatear ( Oenanthe [lugens, warriae, halophila, lugubris, schalowi or lugentoides]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Mourning, Abyssinian, Western Mourning, Arabian or Schalow's Wheatear ( Oenanthe [lugens, warriae, halophila, lugubris, schalowi or lugentoides]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Mourning, Abyssinian, Western Mourning, Arabian or Schalow's Wheatear ( Oenanthe [lugens, warriae, halophila, lugubris, schalowi or lugentoides]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Mourning, Abyssinian, Western Mourning, Arabian or Schalow's Wheatear ( Oenanthe [lugens or lugubris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Mourning, Abyssinian, Western Mourning, Arabian or Schalow's Wheatear ( Oenanthe [lugens or lugubris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mourning, Abyssinian, Western Mourning, Arabian or Schalow's Wheatear ( Oenanthe [lugens, halophila, lugubris, schalowi or lugentoides]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Mourning, Abyssinian, Western Mourning, Arabian or Schalow's Wheatear ( Oenanthe [lugens, halophila, lugubris, schalowi or lugentoides]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Mourning, Abyssinian, Western Mourning, Arabian or Schalow's Wheatear ( Oenanthe [lugens, halophila, lugubris, schalowi or lugentoides]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mourning, Abyssinian, Western Mourning, Arabian or Schalow's Wheatear ( Oenanthe [lugens, halophila, lugubris, schalowi or lugentoides]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mourning, Abyssinian, Western Mourning, Arabian or Schalow's Wheatear ( Oenanthe [lugens, halophila, lugubris, schalowi or lugentoides]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mourning, Abyssinian, Western Mourning, Arabian or Schalow's Wheatear ( Oenanthe [lugens, halophila, lugubris, schalowi or lugentoides]) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.53: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.54: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Mourning Wheatear ( Oenanthe lugens) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Oenanthe lugens [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Oenanthe lugens [version 2] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Oenanthe lugens [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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