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Buff-breasted wheatear

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Species of bird

Buff-breasted wheatear
Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans; O. bottae on top, O. heuglini on bottom
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Oenanthe
Species: O. bottae
Binomial name
Oenanthe bottae
(Bonaparte, 1854)

The buff-breasted wheatear (Oenanthe bottae), also known as Botta's wheatear or the red-breasted wheatear, is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Asir Mountains. The species is named after Paul-Émile Botta.

Heuglin's wheatear (O. heuglini) and the rusty-breasted wheatear (Oenanthe frenata) were formerly considered to be conspecific.

Description

Resembles the larger and darker northern wheatear, but with a duller reddish breast and broader black tail tip. The sexes are alike.

Range and habitat

It is native to the Asir Mountains of western Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is most common at altitudes over 1800 m.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Oenanthe bottae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103774053A111169032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103774053A111169032.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. Collar, N.; Kirwan, G.M.; Christie, D.A. (2022). Billerman, S.M.; Sly, N.D. (eds.). "Buff-breasted Wheatear (Oenanthe bottae), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.rebwhe2.01.
Taxon identifiers
Oenanthe bottae


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