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Birdsong field guide

Atlas Wheatear

Oenanthe seebohmi

A specialized high-altitude chat endemic to Northwest Africa, the Atlas Wheatear is distinguished by the male's striking black throat and facial mask.

What it sounds like

A sequence of short, clear whistles followed by a dry, scratchy warble, often slower than the Northern Wheatear's song.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Tero Linjama · MoroccoCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It was historically classified as a subspecies of the Northern Wheatear before being recognized as a distinct species.
Adult males possess a diagnostic solid black throat and mask, which distinguishes them from the white-throated Northern Wheatear.
The species is a trans-Saharan migrant, breeding at high altitudes and wintering in the Sahel region of West Africa.
It typically nests in deep rocky crevices or abandoned rodent burrows to protect its clutch from extreme alpine weather.
Foraging behavior involves hopping along stony ground or making short aerial sallies to catch insects and larvae.

Habitat

Stony alpine plateaus, rocky slopes, and montane meadows usually above 2,000 meters elevation.

Range

The Atlas Mountains of Morocco and the Aurès Mountains of northeastern Algeria.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris Arabian WheatearOenanthe lugentoides Black WheatearOenanthe leucura BlackstartOenanthe melanura Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocerca Buff-breasted WheatearOenanthe bottae Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata

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