Wheatear 
Oenanthe oenanthe 
Continental Eurasian populations do 
not vary markedly nor constantly 
enough to be recognized on passage 
or in winter quarters. Northwest 
African and S'omaliland populations 
are resident and distinct. 
Habitat: Stony barren wastes, with or 
without scrub, tundra, steppes, deserts, 
rocky outcrops in forest, pastureland 
from sealevel to high plateaus and 
mountaintops. 
