The Maghreb wheatear (''Oenanthe halophila'') is a bird, a species of wheatear found in northern Africa. It is a small passerine in a group formerly classed as members of the thrush family Turdidae, but now more generally considered to be part of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The Maghreb wheatear (''O. halophila'') and

basalt wheatear The basalt wheatear (''Oenanthe warriae'') is a bird, a species of wheatear found in Jordan and Syria. It is a small passerine in a group formerly classed as members of the thrush family Turdidae, but now more generally considered to be part of t ...

(''O. warriae'') were formerly considered subspecies of the

mourning wheatear The mourning wheatear (''Oenanthe lugens'') is a bird, one of 14 species of wheatear found in northern Africa and the Middle East. It is a small passerine in a group formerly classed as members of the thrush family Turdidae, but now more generall ...

, but were split as distinct species by the IOC in 2021.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q108083543 Wheatears Birds of North Africa Birds described in 1859 Taxa named by Henry Baker Tristram