An intriguing dark morph of the mourning wheatear (the so-called basalt wheatear) occurs in the basalt desert of northeast Jordan. Currently still regarded as a subspecies of Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe lugens warriae), it is likely to be recognized as a full species in the near future. If recognized as a full species, it might become one of the rarest Western Palearctic birds, with possibly as few as several hundreds of pairs only. 

This is a wintering individual - their breeding range is in the basalt desert of southern Syria and northern Jordan. The world population of Basalt Wheatear estimated at several hundred birds at best. First-summer male Basalt Wheatear showing the nearly all-black plumage, with white under tail coverts, small white rump patch and basal tail feathers, highly glossed black plumage.

طائر نادر يتواجد في الصحراء الجنوبية لسوريا والشمالية الشرقية للأردن في المناطق المغطاة بأحجار البازلت. أختلف بأصله الوراثي وأفادت الدراسات بأرجحية انتمائه ويعتقد أنه سيعتمد لاحقا كنوع منفصل وإذا تم ذلك سيكون من أندر الطيور في الغرب.

في الصيف يكون لون ريشه أسود لامع مع لون أبيض أسفل الذيل. للأسف لم أجد له مراجع عربية.