Botta's Wheatear

Botta's Wheatear
In Ethiopia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Oenanthe
Species:	O. bottae
Binomial name
Oenanthe bottae (Bonaparte, 1854)

Botta's Wheatear (Oenanthe bottae) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is also known as the Red-breasted Wheatear or Buff-breasted Wheatear. Heuglin's Wheatear (O. heuglini) was formerly included in this species but is now usually regarded as a separate species.

Description

Resembles the larger and darker Northern Wheatear, but with a duller reddish breast and broader black tail tip. Sexes are alike.

Range and habitat

It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, south-west Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is most common at altitudes over 1800 m.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Oenanthe bottae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.

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