The basalt wheatear (Oenanthe warriae) is a bird, a species of wheatear found in Jordan and Syria. 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.
| Basalt wheatear | |
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| The Aravah, Israel | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Oenanthe |
| Species: | O. warriae
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| Binomial name | |
| Oenanthe warriae Shirihai & Kirwan, 2011
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The basalt wheatear (O. warriae) and Maghreb wheatear (O. halophila) were formerly considered subspecies of the mourning wheatear, but were split as distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
External links
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