Mourning Wheatear

Oenanthe lugens (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)

14–16 cmLength22 gWeight

The mourning wheatear (Oenanthe lugens) is a bird, one of 14 species of wheatear found in northern Africa and the Middle East.

Busiest months: March · Most records: Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Morocco

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Mourning Wheatear has been recorded at 44 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 17 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

PetraJordan334 records
Kfar AdumimPalestinian Territories168 records
Yeruham LakeIsrael119 records

More places

Kokhav Hashakhar NPPalestinian Territories95 records
Mt. KabirPalestinian Territories81 records
Green MubazzarahUnited Arab Emirates76 records
Tagdilt TrackMorocco67 records
Eilat – KM20 Flamingo Pools 20Israel49 records
Irakhiya FarmQatar46 records
Décharge de BoumalneMorocco32 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Palestinian Territories Jordan Morocco Israel United Arab Emirates Qatar Kuwait Egypt

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Mourning Wheatear?

The Mourning Wheatear is about 14–16 cm long and weighs around 22 g.

Where does the Mourning Wheatear live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic, Africa: northern Africa from Morocco to eastern Egypt through Arabian Peninsula to Iran. It is most often recorded in Palestinian Territories, Jordan and Morocco.