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Alternative names: Chestnut-rumped Wheatear; Red-rumped Wheatear (also more commonly used for Oenanthe moesta!); Kurdistan Wheatear
- Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Identification
Has a black throat, dark underwing coverts, and white tail sides.
Distribution
Breeds from southern Turkey to southwestern Iran, winters to the Sinai, eastern Egypt and Sudan.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It has in the past been considered conspecific with Red-tailed Wheatear.
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Birdforum thread discussing this species and the possible split.
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
