The red-breasted wheatear (''Oenanthe bottae'') is a species of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
in the family
Muscicapidae
The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, Bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica)'' and Norther ...
. It is also known as Botta's wheatear or buff-breasted wheatear.
Heuglin's wheatear (''O. heuglini'') was formerly included in this species but is now usually regarded as a separate species. Clements separates the rusty-breasted wheatear, ''Oenanthe frenata'', from this species.
Description
Resembles the larger and darker northern wheatear, but with a duller reddish breast and broader black tail tip. Sexes are alike.
Range and habitat
It is found in
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
,
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
, south-west
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
and
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
. Its natural
habitat
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is subtropical or tropical high-altitude
grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natur ...
. It is most common at altitudes over 1800 m.
References
red-breasted wheatear
The red-breasted wheatear (''Oenanthe bottae'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is also known as Botta's wheatear or buff-breasted wheatear. Heuglin's wheatear (''O. heuglini'') was formerly included in this species but is now ...
Birds of the Horn of Africa
Birds of the Middle East
red-breasted wheatear
The red-breasted wheatear (''Oenanthe bottae'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is also known as Botta's wheatear or buff-breasted wheatear. Heuglin's wheatear (''O. heuglini'') was formerly included in this species but is now ...
red-breasted wheatear
The red-breasted wheatear (''Oenanthe bottae'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is also known as Botta's wheatear or buff-breasted wheatear. Heuglin's wheatear (''O. heuglini'') was formerly included in this species but is now ...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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