Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear (<em>Oenanthe melanoleuca</em>) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (<em>Muscicapidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe melanoleuca) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Oenanthe; binomial: Oenanthe melanoleuca; authority: (Güldenstädt, 1775).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: ne Africa.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Split (10.1) of Eastern Black-eared Wheatear O. melanoleuca from Western addresses genetic paraphyly in this species complex (Aliabadian et al. 2012; Schweizer et al. 2019; Jirle for Swedish Taxonomic Committee). Black-eared Wheatear O. hispanica included subspecies hispanica and melanoleuca, but melanoleuca is sister to O. cypriaca and hybridizes extensively with O. pleschanka in northern Iran; hispanica is sister to that clade.
