History and Modern Status of the Black-eared Wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica (L.) (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae), in Ukraine
Journal: Zoodiversity
Year: 2021

Th e history of research of the Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica (L.) in Ukraine in XIX–XXI centuries is presented. Th e Black-eared Wheatear is now a rare breeding bird in the coastal area of the Crimean peninsula, and a very rare vagrant species on the other territory of Ukraine. Four breeding regions of the Black-eared Wheatear are found in the Crimean peninsula: seacoast between Sudak and Th eodosia cities; neighbourhood of Sevastopol City; Tarkhankut peninsula; Kerch peninsula. Th e