Thrushes (Turdidae)
Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) - HBW 10, p. 801
French: Traquet oreillard
German: Mittelmeer-Steinschmätzer
Spanish: Collalba Rubia
Other common names: Black-throated Wheatear; Spanish (Black-throated) Wheatear (hispanica)
Taxonomy: Motacilla hispanica Linnaeus, 1758, Gibraltar.
Sometimes considered conspecific with O. pleschanka; the two hybridize where breeding ranges overlap, with no evidence of assortative mating, and may be better reunited as one species. Race melanoleuca fairly distinct, but intergrades with nominate (amount of black on mask/throat increases from W to E). Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hispanica (Linnaeus, 1758) - SW & SC Europe (E to Italy and Croatia) and NW Africa; non-breeding W African Sahel.
- melanoleuca (Güldenstädt, 1775) - SC & SE Europe, Asia Minor and Levant E to Caspian Sea, SW Kazakhstan and N, W & S Iran; non-breeding C & E Sahel and NE Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A perched male, singing once. Locality María de Huerva, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp hispanica)
Jesús Laborda 15 April 2009 3 years ago 53 sec 4.4 -
A close-view of an adult male. Locality Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
Javier Ortas 9 April 2007 4 years ago 30 sec 4.4 -
A male on a rock and a female on a bush Locality Mezalocha, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp hispanica)
Jesús Laborda 4 June 2007 5 years ago 16 sec 4.4 -
An adult male in the hand Locality Ein Rimon, Lahav, Israel (ssp melanoleuca)
Philip Griffin 26 September 2000 9 years ago 19 sec 4.4 -
male with insect in beak, making some calls Locality Lato Archaeological Site, Crete Region, Greece (ssp melanoleuca)
Joe Angseesing 20 May 2009 8 weeks ago 1 min 2 sec 4.3 -
A male drinking, keeping balance against wind and flying away. Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp hispanica)
Jesús Laborda 9 July 2010 2 years ago 40 sec 4.3
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Feeding on the ground
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar (ssp melanoleuca)
John A Thompson 9 March 2012 1 year ago 4.7 -
eating
Locality Valley of Tears (Bacha Valley), Golan Heights, Israel (ssp melanoleuca)
Lior Kislev 13 September 2011 1 year ago 4.6 -
on a thistle
Locality Valley of Tears, Golan Heights, Israel
Lior Kislev 7 October 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca)
Locality Ypsilou Monastery, Lesbos Island, North Aegean Region, Greece (ssp Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca)
Paul Cools 8 May 2008 29 weeks ago 4.3 -
adult male
Locality Ventotene Island, Pontine Islands, Lazio Region, Italy
Marco Valentini 21 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.1 -
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear on stones along river Arda near Madzharovo. Natura 2000 site Madzharovo BG0002014
Locality Madzharovo, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria (ssp melanoleuca)
Stefan Avramov 29 April 2012 1 year ago 4.1
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Short 'wheep' calls from a female with an insect in its beak
Locality Lato Archaeological Site, Crete Region, Greece
(ssp melanoleuca)
Joe Angseesing 20 May 2009 8 weeks ago 5 -
Song of a male Locality Cappadocia, Turkey
(ssp melanoleuca)
Stuart Fisher 26 April 2007 4 years ago 4.5 -
Male singing on territory Locality Ayvalik, Balikesir Province, Turkey
(ssp melanoleuca)
Stuart Fisher 7 April 2012 1 year ago 4
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