Desert Wheatear

Oenanthe deserti - Traquet du désert

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Muscicapidés
Genus
:
Oenanthe
Species
:
deserti

Descriptor

Temminck, 1825

Biometrics

Size
: 15 cm
Wingspan
: 24 à 29 cm.
Weight
: 17 à 23 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Oenanthe deserti deserti (ne Egypt through the Middle East to Mongolia, and Afghanistan)
Oenanthe deserti homochroa (n Africa)
Oenanthe deserti oreophila (Himalayas, Tibet and w China)

Foreign names

Traquet du désert,
Collalba desértica,
chasco-do-deserto,
Wüstensteinschmätzer,
sivatagi hantmadár,
Woestijntapuit,
Monachella del deserto,
ökenstenskvätta,
Ørkensteinskvett,
skaliarik púšťový,
bělořit pouštní,
Ørkenstenpikker,
aavikkotasku,
còlit del desert,
Auðnadepill,
białorzytka pustynna,
tuksneša čakstīte,
puščavski kupčar,
Пустынная каменка,
サバクヒタキ,
漠䳭,
漠鵖,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Shrubland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens