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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |year=2019 |title=''Oenanthe monacha'' |amends=2018 | | | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |year=2019 |title=''Oenanthe monacha'' |amends=2018 |article-number=e.T22710244A155518940 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710244A155518940.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref> | ||
| taxon = Oenanthe monacha | | taxon = Oenanthe monacha | ||
| authority = ([[Coenraad Jacob Temminck|Temminck]], 1825) | | authority = ([[Coenraad Jacob Temminck|Temminck]], 1825) | ||
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== Taxonomy and etymology == | == Taxonomy and etymology == | ||
This species is placed in the genus ''[[Oenanthe (bird)|Oenanthe]]'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist [[Louis Pierre Vieillot]] in 1816.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14486310 |title=Check-list of Birds of the World |publisher=Museum of Comparative Zoology |year=1960 |editor1-last=Mayr |editor1-first=Ernst |editor1-link=Ernst Mayr |volume=10 |place=Cambridge, Massachusetts |page=121 |editor2-last=Paynter |editor2-first=Raymond A. Jr}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Vieillot |first=Louis Pierre |author-link=Louis Pierre Vieillot |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12830285 |title=Vieillot's Analyse d'une nouvelle ornithologie élémentaire |year=1883 |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Howard |place=London |page=43 |language=fr |orig- | This species is placed in the genus ''[[Oenanthe (bird)|Oenanthe]]'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist [[Louis Pierre Vieillot]] in 1816.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14486310 |title=Check-list of Birds of the World |publisher=Museum of Comparative Zoology |year=1960 |editor1-last=Mayr |editor1-first=Ernst |editor1-link=Ernst Mayr |volume=10 |place=Cambridge, Massachusetts |page=121 |editor2-last=Paynter |editor2-first=Raymond A. Jr}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Vieillot |first=Louis Pierre |author-link=Louis Pierre Vieillot |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12830285 |title=Vieillot's Analyse d'une nouvelle ornithologie élémentaire |year=1883 |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Howard |place=London |page=43 |language=fr |orig-date=1816}}</ref> The generic name, ''Oenanthe'', is also the name of a [[plant]] genus, the [[Oenanthe (plant)|water dropworts]], and is derived from the Greek ''ainos'' "wine" and ''anthos'' "flower", from the wine-like scent of the flowers.<ref name="Botanical">{{cite web |title=Dropwort, Hemlock Water |url=http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/d/drophe21.html |access-date=2008-02-05 |work=A Modern herbal |publisher=Botanical.com}}</ref> In the case of the wheatear, it refers to the [[Northern wheatear|northern wheatears]]' return to Greece in the spring at the time that the [[Vitis|grapevines]] blossom.<ref name="enature">{{cite web |title=Northern Wheatear |url=http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=bd0637 |access-date=2008-02-05 |publisher=eNature}}</ref> The specific ''monacha'' is from [[Late Latin|late latin]] "''monachus''", monk; meaning hooded.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jobling |first=James A. |title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names: From Aalge to Zusii |date=2010 |publisher=Christopher Helm |isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 |edition=1. Aufl. |location=London |page=258}}</ref> | ||
Its [[English language|English]] name has nothing to do with [[wheat]] or with [[ear]], but is an altered (perhaps [[Thomas Bowdler|bowdlerised]]) form of '''white-arse''', which refers to its prominent white rump.<ref name="OED">{{Cite OED|Wheatear}}</ref> | Its [[English language|English]] name has nothing to do with [[wheat]] or with [[ear]], but is an altered (perhaps [[Thomas Bowdler|bowdlerised]]) form of '''white-arse''', which refers to its prominent white rump.<ref name="OED">{{Cite OED|Wheatear}}</ref> | ||
The hooded wheatear is a [[monotypic species]].<ref>{{Cite taxon|BOW|last=Collar |first=Nigel |last2=de Juana |first2=Eduardo |date=2020 |title=Hooded Wheatear (''Oenanthe monacha'')|version=1.0 |url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/hoowhe1/cur/introduction |doi=10.2173/bow.hoowhe1. | The hooded wheatear is a [[monotypic species]].<ref>{{Cite taxon|BOW|last=Collar |first=Nigel |last2=de Juana |first2=Eduardo |date=2020 |title=Hooded Wheatear (''Oenanthe monacha'')|version=1.0 |url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/hoowhe1/cur/introduction |doi=10.2173/bow.hoowhe1.01 |issn=2771-3105}}</ref> | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
Latest revision as of 20:51, 4 October 2025
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The hooded wheatear (Oenanthe monacha) is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine 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.
Taxonomy and etymology
This species is placed in the genus Oenanthe that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816.[1][2] The generic name, Oenanthe, is also the name of a plant genus, the water dropworts, and is derived from the Greek ainos "wine" and anthos "flower", from the wine-like scent of the flowers.[3] In the case of the wheatear, it refers to the northern wheatears' return to Greece in the spring at the time that the grapevines blossom.[4] The specific monacha is from late latin "monachus", monk; meaning hooded.[5]
Its English name has nothing to do with wheat or with ear, but is an altered (perhaps bowdlerised) form of white-arse, which refers to its prominent white rump.[6]
The hooded wheatear is a monotypic species.[7]
Description
This wheatear has a body length of Template:Cvt, a wingspan of Template:Cvt, and weighs Script error: No such module "convert"..[8] In summer the male is a white and black bird. The white crown and belly contrast with the black face, back and throat. The tail and rump are white with black central tail feathers.
The female is brown, becoming somewhat paler below. The tail pattern is similar to the male's, but the ground colour is buff rather than white.
Ecology
The Hooded wheatear is a resident breeder in unvegetated desert from eastern Egypt through the Arabian Peninsula used to be in UAE and Oman a scarce breeder in Hajar mountains to Iran and Pakistan. It occurs annually in Cyprus on passage. The nest is built in a rock crevice, and 3-6 eggs is the normal clutch.
It feeds on insects, often taken in the air. Its call is a whistled vit, and the song is a harsh chattering.
Status
The species is classified as "Least Concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)[9] due to its wide distribution, stable population trends, and presumed large enough population size, although precise population estimates are lacking.[10]
Gallery
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Hooded wheatear, Jordan
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