Kurdistan Wheatear

Kurdistan Wheatear
Kurdish Wheatear
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Oenanthe
Species: O. xanthoprymna
Binomial name
Oenanthe xanthoprymna
(Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)

The Kurdish Wheatear[2] (Oenanthe xanthoprymna), also known as the Kurdistan Wheatear, Chestnut-rumped Wheatear, or Red-rumped Wheatear, is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. The Red-tailed Wheatear (O. chrysopygia) was formerly considered a subspecies of this bird but is now often regarded as a separate species.

Its breeding range covers south-east Turkey, northern Iraq, and western Iran. It migrates south in winter to the Arabian Peninsula and north-east Africa.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2004). Oenanthe xanthoprymna. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 26 July 2007. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.
  2. ^ ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.9 (July 10, 2011), IOC World Bird List
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