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Mourning wheatear

Oenanthe lugens (Lichtenstein, 1823)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The mourning wheatear (Oenanthe lugens) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 21 g to 24 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Mourning wheatear (Oenanthe lugens)
Photo: Artemy Voikhansky · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mourning wheatear

Weight
21 g – 24 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
4.35 – 4.5src 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 mourning wheatear live?

Not recorded

What is the mourning wheatear?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The mourning wheatear (Oenanthe lugens) is a bird, one of 14 species of wheatear found in northern Africa and the Middle East. It is a small passerine in a group formerly classed as members of the thrush family Turdidae, but now more generally considered to be part of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Mourning wheatear” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mourning_wheatear&oldid=1359224193), 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 mourning wheatear endangered?

The mourning 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. What the categories mean.

How is the mourning wheatear classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusOenanthe
  7. SpeciesOenanthe lugens (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Synonyms Saxicola erythraea, Saxicola libanotica, Saxicola lugens

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • MOWEEnglish
  • MOWHEnglish
  • أبلق حزينArabic
  • أبلق الحدادArabic
  • Траурно каменарчеBulgarian
  • còlit núbicCatalan
  • bělořit černohřbetýCzech
  • tinwen alarusWelsh
  • KlippestenpikkerDanish
  • SchwarzrückensteinschmätzerGerman
  • Schwarzrücken-SteinschmätzerGerman
  • ΒραχοπετρόκληςGreek
  • ĜemenantoEsperanto
  • funebra enantoEsperanto
  • Collalba núbicaSpanish
  • leina-kivitäksEstonian
  • چکچک ابلق جنوبیPersian
  • surutaskuFinnish
  • Traquet deuilFrench
  • Traquet de ShalowFrench
  • Clochrán caointeachIrish
  • סלעית לבנת-כנףHebrew
  • סלעית לבנת כנףHebrew
  • crnoleđa bjeloguzaCroatian
  • gyászos hantmadárHungarian
  • HarmdepillIcelandic
  • Monachella lamentosaItalian
  • コシジロサバクヒタキJapanese
  • baltakepuris kūltupysLithuanian
  • melnmuguras čakstīteLatvian
  • Oostelijke RouwtapuitDutch
  • RouwtapuitDutch
  • sørgesteinskvettNorwegian
  • białorzytka srokataPolish
  • chasco-fúnebrePortuguese
  • Траурная каменкаRussian
  • Черноспинная каменкаRussian
  • AfrihkágeaðgerásttisNorthern Sami
  • skaliarik čiernokrkýSlovak
  • žalobni kupčarSlovenian
  • Žalopojna beloguzaSerbian
  • sorgstenskvättaSwedish
  • Kara Sırtlı KuyrukkakanTurkish
  • кам’янка чорноспиннаUkrainian
  • 悲䳭Chinese
  • 悲聲鵖Chinese
  • 悲鵖Chinese

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Relatives of the mourning 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 mourning wheatear?

An adult mourning wheatear weighs 21 g – 24 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mourning wheatear endangered?

The mourning 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 mourning wheatear?

The mourning wheatear (Oenanthe lugens) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{mourning_wheatear_2026,
  title = {Mourning wheatear (Oenanthe lugens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mourning-wheatear},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}