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White-crowned wheatear

Oenanthe leucopyga (C. L. Brehm, 1855)

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The white-crowned wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 25 g to 29.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-crowned wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga)
Photo: El Golli Mohamed · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-crowned wheatear

Weight
25 g – 29.6 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
3.9src 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 white-crowned wheatear live?

Not recorded

What is the white-crowned wheatear?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-crowned wheatear, or white-crowned black wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga) is a wheatear, a small passerine bird 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 “White-crowned wheatear” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-crowned_wheatear&oldid=1315246089), 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 white-crowned wheatear endangered?

The white-crowned 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 white-crowned wheatear classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusOenanthe
  7. SpeciesOenanthe leucopyga (C. L. Brehm, 1855)

Synonyms Dromoloea nigra, Lutucoa leucocapilla, Saxicola leucuroides, Vitiflora leucopyga

Other names and names in other languages (57)
  • WCWHEnglish
  • White-crowned black wheatearEnglish
  • White-crowned black wheatearEnglish
  • White-tailed black wheatearEnglish
  • White-tailed wheatearEnglish
  • White-tailed wheatearEnglish
  • أبلق أبيض التاجArabic
  • أبلق أبيض الذيلArabic
  • أبلق أبيض القنةArabic
  • أبلق أسود أبيض التاجArabic
  • Белоглаво каменарчеBulgarian
  • Белоопашато каменарчеBulgarian
  • Bistrak kabell gwennBreton
  • còlit tuaregCatalan
  • còlit de corona blancaCatalan
  • bělořit pustinnýCzech
  • Hvidkronet StenpikkerDanish
  • SaharasteinschmätzerGerman
  • Sahara-SteinschmätzerGerman
  • Λευκόπυγος ΠετρόκληςGreek
  • blankakrona enantoEsperanto
  • Collalba yebélicaSpanish
  • collalba negra de BrehmSpanish
  • tanu-kivitäksEstonian
  • چکچک سیاه سرسفیدPersian
  • kalottitaskuFinnish
  • Traquet à tête blancheFrench
  • Clochrán dubhIrish
  • Clochrán bánchoróntaIrish
  • Thoyn-vane chlaiginaghScottish Gaelic
  • סלעית שחורת-בטןHebrew
  • סלעית שחורת בטןHebrew
  • saharska bjeloguzaCroatian
  • koronás hantmadárHungarian
  • HelludepillIcelandic
  • Monachella testabiancaItalian
  • Monachella nera testabiancaItalian
  • シロガシラクロサバクヒタキJapanese
  • sacharinis kūltupysLithuanian
  • baltgalvas čakstīteLatvian
  • WitkruintapuitDutch
  • hvitkronesteinskvettNorwegian
  • białorzytka saharyjskaPolish
  • chasco-de-barrete-brancoPortuguese
  • Белогузая каменкаRussian
  • Белопоясная каменкаRussian
  • GirjegeaðgerásttisNorthern Sami
  • skaliarik čiapočkatýSlovak
  • beloglavi kupčarSlovenian
  • Belokruna beloguzaSerbian
  • vitkronad stenskvättaSwedish
  • Ak Tepeli KuyrukkakanTurkish
  • Ak tepeli kara kuyrukkakanTurkish
  • кам’янка білоголоваUkrainian
  • 白冠黑䳭Chinese
  • 白冠黑鵖Chinese
  • 白腰鵖Chinese

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Relatives of the white-crowned wheatear

Other species in the same genus Oenanthe.

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Common questions

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How big is the white-crowned wheatear?

An adult white-crowned wheatear weighs 25 g – 29.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-crowned wheatear endangered?

The white-crowned 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 white-crowned wheatear?

The white-crowned wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_crowned_wheatear_2026,
  title = {White-crowned wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-crowned-wheatear},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}