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Birdwatching in Africa - Abyssinian wheatear, Oenanthe lugubris


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.
Similar Species


From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.


Range map from www.oiseaux.net

Range map
Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
www.oiseaux.net is one of those MUST visit pages if you're in to bird watching. You can find just about everything there


Listen to the

Remarks from the Recordist

Song of male bird



Remarks from the Recordist

Call of female bird


www.xeno-canto.org


Conservation status
Conservation status



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 24 October 2019
Location: Aliyu Amba, Ethiopia


Abyssinian wheatear, Oenanthe lugubris
Abyssinian wheatear - 24 October 2019 - Aliyu Amba, Ethiopia

Abyssinian wheatear, Oenanthe lugubris
Abyssinian wheatear - 24 October 2019 - Aliyu Amba, Ethiopia

Abyssinian wheatear, Oenanthe lugubris
Abyssinian wheatear - 24 October 2019 - Aliyu Amba, Ethiopia

Abyssinian wheatear, Oenanthe lugubris
Abyssinian wheatear - 24 October 2019 - Aliyu Amba, Ethiopia




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