The buff-breasted wheatear (''Oenanthe bottae'') is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is found in the montane areas of the southwestern

Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...

. It is also known as Botta's wheatear or the red-breasted wheatear.

Heuglin's wheatear Heuglin's wheatear (''Oenanthe heuglinii'') is a small passerine bird in the wheatear genus ''Oenanthe''. Description It is 13-14 centimetres long. The adult has dark grey-brown upperparts, a black mask and a white stripe above the eye. The brea ...

(''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 found in south-west Saudi Arabia . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is most common at altitudes over 1800 m.

References

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