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Hooded wheatear

Oenanthe monacha (Temminck, 1825)

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The hooded wheatear (Oenanthe monacha) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 20.3 g to 23 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Hooded wheatear (Oenanthe monacha)
Photo: DmitTrix · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hooded wheatear

Weight
20.3 g – 23 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
desertsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hooded wheatear live?

Not recorded

What is the hooded wheatear?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The hooded wheatear (Oenanthe monacha) is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Hooded wheatear” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hooded_wheatear&oldid=1315093655), 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 hooded wheatear endangered?

The hooded 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 hooded wheatear classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusOenanthe
  7. SpeciesOenanthe monacha (Temminck, 1825)

Synonyms Dromoloea monacha, Saxicola gracilis, Saxicola monacha

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • أبلق مقنعArabic
  • أبلق مقلنسArabic
  • أبلق أبو طاقيةArabic
  • Арабско каменарчеBulgarian
  • Калугерско каменарчеBulgarian
  • còlit frareCatalan
  • bělořit kápovýCzech
  • tinwen gycyllogWelsh
  • HættestenpikkerDanish
  • KappensteinschmätzerGerman
  • ΣκουφοπετροκλήςGreek
  • ΣκουφοπετρόκληςGreek
  • monaha enantoEsperanto
  • Collalba monjeSpanish
  • munk-kivitäksEstonian
  • چکچک ابلق دم سفیدPersian
  • hupputaskuFinnish
  • Traquet à capuchonFrench
  • Clochrán cochallachIrish
  • סלעית נזירהHebrew
  • bjelokapa bjeloguzaCroatian
  • csuklyás hantmadárHungarian
  • MunkadepillIcelandic
  • Monachella dal cappuccioItalian
  • シラガサバクヒタキJapanese
  • baltagalvis kūltupysLithuanian
  • kapuces čakstīteLatvian
  • Манак сиргекWestern Mari
  • MonnikstapuitDutch
  • munkesteinskvettNorwegian
  • białorzytka arabskaPolish
  • chasco-de-capuzPortuguese
  • Каменка-монашкаRussian
  • LuhkkageađgerásttisNorthern Sami
  • skaliarik dlhozobýSlovak
  • meniški kupčarSlovenian
  • ڦڻ ڦِديSindhi
  • Kapuljačasta beloguzaSerbian
  • munkstenskvättaSwedish
  • Keşiş KuyrukkakanıTurkish
  • кам’янка білогрудаUkrainian
  • 冠䳭Chinese
  • 冠鵖Chinese
  • 冠鵖Chinese

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Relatives of the hooded 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 hooded wheatear?

An adult hooded wheatear weighs 20.3 g – 23 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hooded wheatear endangered?

The hooded 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 hooded wheatear?

The hooded wheatear (Oenanthe monacha) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{hooded_wheatear_2026,
  title = {Hooded wheatear (Oenanthe monacha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-wheatear},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}