Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Hooded Wheatear
Oenanthe monacha
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Rocky desert ravines of northeastern Sudan and Egypt to southern Pakistan.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Hooded wheatear
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
