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Black Wheatear

Oenanthe leucura
Family
Old World Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
blawhe1, BLWH
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyOld World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
SpeciesOenanthe leucura
Codesblawhe1, BLWH
Identification

The Black Wheatear (Oenanthe leucura) is a member of the Old World Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code blawhe1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Old World Flycatchers
Gray-streaked Flycatcher
Muscicapa griseisticta
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Muscicapa ferruginea
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica
Ashy-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa randi
Sumba Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa segregata
Black Wheatear photo
(c) Paul Cools, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Cools

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Oenanthe leucura

Family: Old World Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: blawhe1