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Black wheatear

Oenanthe leucura (Gmelin, 1789)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black wheatear (Oenanthe leucura) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 39.5 g to 41 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black wheatear (Oenanthe leucura)
Photo: Martien Brand from Mariënberg, The Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black wheatear

Weight
39.5 g – 41 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.9 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black wheatear live?

Not recorded

What is the black wheatear?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black wheatear (Oenanthe leucura) is a wheatear, a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Iberian Peninsula and western North Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “Black wheatear” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_wheatear&oldid=1354820297), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black wheatear endangered?

The black wheatear is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the black wheatear classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusOenanthe
  7. SpeciesOenanthe leucura (Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Dromoloea leucura, Saxicola cachinnans, Saxicola leucura, Turdus leucurus, Vitiflora leucuros

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • BLWHEnglish
  • أبلق أسودArabic
  • Cudiblanca negraAragonese
  • Черно каменарчеBulgarian
  • Bistrak duBreton
  • còlit negreCatalan
  • bělořit černýCzech
  • tinwen dduWelsh
  • SørgestenpikkerDanish
  • TrauersteinschmätzerGerman
  • ΜαυροπετρόκληςGreek
  • nigra enantoEsperanto
  • Collalba negraSpanish
  • must-kivitäksEstonian
  • Buztanzuri beltzBasque
  • چکچک سیاهPersian
  • mustataskuFinnish
  • SorgarstólpaFaroese
  • Traquet noirFrench
  • Traquet rieurFrench
  • Clochrán dubhIrish
  • Thoyn-vane ghooScottish Gaelic
  • סלעית שחורהHebrew
  • crna bjeloguzaCroatian
  • kormos hantmadárHungarian
  • UrðardepillIcelandic
  • Monachella neraItalian
  • クロサバクヒタキJapanese
  • baltauodegis kūltupysLithuanian
  • melnā čakstīteLatvian
  • Ош пачан сиргекWestern Mari
  • Zwarte TapuitDutch
  • svartsteinskvettNorwegian
  • białorzytka żałobnaPolish
  • تورړۍPashto
  • chasco-pretoPortuguese
  • Белохвостая каменкаRussian
  • чернобрюхая каменкаRussian
  • ČáhppesgeaðgerásttisNorthern Sami
  • skaliarik bielochvostýSlovak
  • črni kupčarSlovenian
  • Španska crna beloguzaSerbian
  • svart stenskvättaSwedish
  • Kara KuyrukkakanTurkish
  • кам’янка білогузаUkrainian
  • Кам'янка білогузаUkrainian
  • 白尾黑䳭Chinese
  • 白尾黑鵖Chinese
  • 白尾黑鵖Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black wheatear

Other species in the same genus Oenanthe.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black wheatear?

An adult black wheatear weighs 39.5 g – 41 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black wheatear endangered?

The black wheatear is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black wheatear?

The black wheatear (Oenanthe leucura) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_wheatear_2026,
  title = {Black wheatear (Oenanthe leucura)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-wheatear},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}