Family: Hume’s wheater (Oenanthe albonigra) is a member of the Old-World flycatcher family Muscicapidae in the genus Oenanthe that a French ornithologist, Louis Vieillot, first described in 1816. Habitat: A striking Hume’s wheatear is a resident of dry or semidry open land. It habitually glides down and takes the insect back to the same place. It flips its tails regularly. It’s a monotypic species. Its habitats are rocky desert slopes, deep valleys, and foothills; in particular, the stones and debris at the base of desolate hills with little to no vegetation. Also, prefer occasionally dotted with bushes; even stretches of open oak woodland and sparse acacia. Distribution: Southern Afghanistan, Iran, the far northeast of Iraq, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are among the places where one can see this black-and-white bird. Other Names: This bird is also known as the Black-headed Wheatear and Hume's Chat.
