Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: Red-tailed Wheatear

Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna

Described by: Hemprich; Ehrenberg (1833)
Alternate common name(s): Chestnut-rumped Wheatear, Red-rumped Wheatear, Rufous-rumped Wheatear, Persian Wheatear
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Sur, Oman - Oct 29, 2004 © Aurélien Audevard  Sur, Oman - Oct 29, 2004 © Aurélien Audevard  Tiwi, Oman - Oct 27, 2004 © Aurélien Audevard 
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Range

Mountains of se. Turkey and Armenia to ex. sw. Iran. Possibly also ex. ne. Iraq.
Winters in ne. Africa (e. Egypt, Sinai, s. Arabian Peninsula, e. Sudan, Eritrea, and ne. Somalia).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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