Species profile
Hume's Wheatear
Oenanthe albonigra
Quick answer
Bare rocky hills of e Arabia to s Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Scientific name
- Oenanthe albonigra
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Oenanthe
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Hume's Wheatear in your journal
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Related species in Muscicapidae
- Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher (Dioptrornis chocolatinus)
- Abyssinian Wheatear (Oenanthe lugubris)
- African Dusky Flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta)
- African Forest-flycatcher (Fraseria ocreata)
- African Grey Flycatcher (Bradornis microrhynchus)
- African Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas minor)
- African stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)
- Ala Shan Redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)