Schalow's wheatear
Oenanthe lugubris (Rüppell, 1837)
Status not recordedsongbirds
The schalow's wheatear (Oenanthe lugubris) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 21 g to 24 g.
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Quick facts about the schalow's wheatear
- Weight
- 21 g – 24 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.35
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the schalow's wheatear live?
Not recorded
Is the schalow's wheatear endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the schalow's wheatear classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusOenanthe
- SpeciesOenanthe lugubris (Rüppell, 1837)
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- ABWHEnglish
- Abyssinian wheatearEnglish
- Етиопско каменарчеBulgarian
- Абиссини сиргекMari
- bělořit etiopskýCzech
- Eritrea StenpikkerDanish
- RüppelsteinschmätzerGerman
- abisenia enantoEsperanto
- Collalba AbisiniaSpanish
- etioopia kivitäksEstonian
- etiopiansurutaskuFinnish
- Traquet de ShalowFrench
- Monachella d'AbissiniaItalian
- チャガシラサバクヒタキJapanese
- Abisininis kūltupysLithuanian
- Rüppells TapuitDutch
- sotsteinskvettNorwegian
- białorzytka etiopskaPolish
- chasco-abissínioPortuguese
- Эфиопская каменкаRussian
- skaliarik smútočnýSlovak
- Abisinska beloguzaSerbian
- etiopienstenskvättaSwedish
- Habeş KuyrukkakanıTurkish
- кам’янка абісинськаUkrainian
- 东非悲䳭Chinese
- Etiopisk StenpikkerDanish
- AbessiniensteinschmätzerGerman
- Rüppel-SteinschmätzerGerman
- Schalow-SteinschmätzerGerman
- Collalba AbisinicaSpanish
- Collalba de ShalowSpanish
- Schalow's TapuitDutch
- chasco-da-abissíniaPortuguese
- etiopisk stenskvättaSwedish
- 夏洛氏悲聲鵖Chinese
Relatives of the schalow's wheatear
Other species in the same genus Oenanthe.

Northern wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe

Isabelline wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina

Desert wheatear
Oenanthe deserti

Western black-eared wheatear
Oenanthe hispanica

Pied wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka

Black wheatear
Oenanthe leucura
CompareSchalow's wheatear vs Northern wheatearSchalow's wheatear vs Isabelline wheatearSchalow's wheatear vs Desert wheatearSchalow's wheatear vs Western black-eared wheatear
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the schalow's wheatear?
An adult schalow's wheatear weighs 21 g – 24 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the schalow's wheatear?
The schalow's wheatear (Oenanthe lugubris) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
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