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. It is also known as Botta's wheatear or the red-breasted wheatear. The species is named after Paul-Émile Botta.
| Buff-breasted wheatear | |
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| Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans; O. bottae on top, O. heuglini on bottom | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Oenanthe |
| Species: | O. bottae
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| Binomial name | |
| Oenanthe bottae (Bonaparte, 1854)
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Heuglin's wheatear (O. heuglini) and the rusty-breasted wheatear (Oenanthe frenata) were formerly considered to be conspecific.[2]
Description
editResembles the larger and darker northern wheatear, but with a duller reddish breast and broader black tail tip. The sexes are alike.[3]
Range and habitat
editIt 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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