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The Abyssinian wheatear (Oenanthe lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found from Ethiopia to southern Kenya and northeastern Tanzania.
Length:
14-16 cm
Wingspan:
Weight:
Longevity:
Distinctive Feature
Male
Dirty brown crown with black streaks
Black wings and upper back, orange-buff lower back
Whitish panel on upperwing in flight
Black breast and flanks
Lower breast and belly whitish or blackish
Orange-buff rump and undertail-coverts
Black bill and legs
Female
Dark brownish plumage
Whitish vent and undertail-coverts
Streakish underparts
Variations
vaurei has a pale greyish-buff crown and a small white panel in the open wing,
schalowi is slightly brown-tinged dorsally, has a more rufous-tinged rump and tail and always a white belly.
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From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.
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