LC
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Perrins, C.M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Cramp, S.; Perrins, C. M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 21,400,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 26,600,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 4.1 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified. The European population is estimated at 110-1,100 pairs, which equates to 220-2,200 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015), but Europe forms <5% of the global range.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats. In Europe the population size trend is unknown (BirdLife International 2015).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Afghanistan extant native yes
Algeria extant native
Armenia extant vagrant
Azerbaijan extant native yes
Bahrain extant native yes yes
Bangladesh extant vagrant
Belgium extant vagrant
Bulgaria extant vagrant
Cameroon extant vagrant
Chad extant native
China (mainland) extant native yes
Cyprus extant native
Denmark extant vagrant
Djibouti extant native
Egypt extant native
Eritrea extant native
Estonia extant vagrant
Ethiopia extant native
Finland extant vagrant
France extant vagrant
Georgia extinct native yes
Germany extant vagrant
Gibraltar (to UK) extant vagrant
Greece extant vagrant
Hungary extant vagrant
India extant native yes
Iran, Islamic Republic of extant native yes yes
Iraq extant native yes yes
Ireland extant vagrant
Israel extant native yes
Italy extant native
Japan extant vagrant
Jordan extant native yes
Kazakhstan extant native yes
Kenya extant vagrant
Kuwait extant native yes yes
Kyrgyzstan extant native yes
Lebanon extant native yes
Libya extant native
Mali extant native
Malta extant vagrant
Mauritania extant native
Mongolia extant native yes
Morocco extant native
Nepal extant native yes
Netherlands extant vagrant
Niger extant native
Nigeria extant vagrant
Norway extant vagrant
Oman extant native yes yes
Pakistan extant native yes
Poland extant vagrant
Portugal extant vagrant
Qatar extant native yes
Russia extant native yes
Russia (Asian) extant native yes
Russia (Central Asian) extant native yes
Saudi Arabia extant native yes
Senegal extant native
Somalia extant native
South Sudan extant native yes
Spain extant vagrant
Sri Lanka extant vagrant
Sudan extant native
Sweden extant vagrant
Switzerland extant vagrant
Syria extant native yes yes
Tajikistan extant native yes
Tunisia extant native
Türkiye extant native yes
Turkmenistan extant native yes
Uganda extant uncertain
United Arab Emirates extant native yes yes
United Kingdom extant vagrant
Uzbekistan extant native yes
Western Sahara extant native yes
Yemen extant native yes yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Jordan Burqu'
Jordan Dana
Jordan Hisma Basin - Rum
Jordan Shaumari
Oman Jiddat al Harasis

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Pastureland suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Pastureland suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable non-breeding
Desert Hot major non-breeding
Desert Hot major breeding
Grassland Temperate suitable breeding
Grassland Temperate suitable non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) major non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) major breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Temperate suitable breeding
Shrubland Temperate suitable non-breeding
Altitude 0 - 2700 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/desert-wheatear-oenanthe-deserti on 25/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/12/2024.