Mangrove Wheatear

Oenanthe halophila

Mangrove Wheatear, Oenanthe halophila, is a wheatear of the northern Sahara, from eastern Morocco to north-western Egypt. It is one of the forms placed within the wider mourning wheatear complex, and has at times been treated as a species in its own right. It is found in desert and semi-desert country, especially where there are rocky slopes, valleys, screes, cliffs, ravines, dry wadis, ridges and open plains. It also occurs in villages, lowlands, wasteland and cultivated fields. Its range is disjunct from the eastern populations of the group.