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 male on a rock and a female on a bush Locality Mezalocha, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp hispanica)
Jesús Laborda 4 June 2007 4 years ago 16 sec 4.2 -
An adult male in the hand Locality Ein Rimon, Lahav, Israel (ssp melanoleuca)
Philip Griffin 26 September 2000 7 years ago 19 sec 4.1 -
A male drinking, keeping balance against wind and flying away. Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp hispanica)
Jesús Laborda 9 July 2010 1 year ago 40 sec 4 -
A close up of male (pale throat form) Locality Lesbos, Greece (ssp melanoleuca )
Eric Roualet 10 September 2007 1 year ago 12 sec 4 -
A perched male, singing once. Locality María de Huerva, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp hispanica)
Jesús Laborda 15 April 2009 2 years ago 53 sec 4 -
A female perched, looking around. Locality María de Huerva, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp hispanica)
Jesús Laborda 15 April 2009 2 years ago 24 sec 4
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on a thistle
Locality Valley of Tears, Golan Heights, Israel
Lior Kislev 7 October 2009 47 weeks ago 4.5 -
eating
Locality Valley of Tears (Bacha Valley), Golan Heights, Israel
Lior Kislev 13 September 2011 20 weeks ago 4.4 -
Male
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 7 March 2011 48 weeks ago 4 -
On a palm tree
Locality Tunisia
Guy Poisson 31 March 2009 1 year ago 3.8 -
On the ground
Locality Tunisia
Guy Poisson 31 March 2009 1 year ago 3.7 -
Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca)
Locality Holland Park, Eilat, Israel (ssp melanoleuca)
Dani Valverde 28 March 2010 1 year ago 3.4
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Song of a male Locality Cappadocia, Turkey
(ssp melanoleuca)
Stuart Fisher 26 April 2007 2 years ago 4.5
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