First Record of the Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna in Lebanon 2022

Authors: Fahim Sawan M*

DOI: 10.23880/izab-16000S1-004

Special Issue 1: Bird Physiology

Abstract

This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size may be moderately small to large, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern. On the 1st of April 2022, I was birdwatching on Mount Terbol, Dannieh District in North Lebanon when I noticed an individual catching some insects on a rock in the valley. I took many photos of the bird immediately after I confirmed the ID and reported it and it was accepted to be added officially to the National Birds Checklist in Lebanon.

Keywords: Kurdish Wheatear; Oenanthe xanthoprymna; First Record; Lebanon 2022

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