Bird
Mourning Wheatear
Oenanthe lugens · Muscicapidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJan · Mar · Decmost records
Records18,584in 18 countries
Most seen inIsrael11,192 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Mourning Wheatear in brief
The mourning wheatear (Oenanthe lugens) is a bird of the Muscicapidae family — species of bird.
Across the 18 countries we cover it has 18,584 published records, most of them from Israel, Morocco and Palestine. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, March and December and fall to their lowest in June and July.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Israel11,192 records · best Mar, Jan
Morocco1,881 records · best Mar, Apr
Palestine1,511 records · best Mar, Feb
Jordan1,338 records · best Apr, Oct
Egypt548 records · best Dec, Nov
Kuwait522 records · best Jan, Feb
United Arab Emirates440 records · best Jan, Dec
Tunisia368 records · best Dec, Jan
Saudi Arabia342 records · best Dec, Jan
Algeria164 records · best Mar, Dec
Qatar84 records · best Nov, Jan
Lebanon61 records · best May, Apr
Syria49 records · best Jun, Apr
Iraq32 records · best Apr, Jan
Cyprus17 records · best Apr, Feb
Bahrain13 records · best Nov, Dec
Yemen12 records · best Apr, Jan
Libya10 records · best Oct, Jul
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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