Mourning Wheatear (Schalow‘s)
Part of the Old World flycatcher
family Muscicapidae..in north Africa
along the Medit. and Red Seas and
local area in eastern Sub-Sahara.
family Muscicapidae..in north Africa
along the Medit. and Red Seas and
local area in eastern Sub-Sahara.
Oenanthe lugens
(L 6-6.75")
Lake Naivasha area
20Oct2014
Oenanthe is Greek for a bird
mentioned by Aristotle, called a
wheatear by others; lugens is
Latin for mourning.
mentioned by Aristotle, called a
wheatear by others; lugens is
Latin for mourning.
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