Red-breasted Wheatear (Oenanthe bottae)
About the Red-breasted Wheatear
The buff-breasted wheatear (Oenanthe bottae), also known as Botta's wheatear or the red-breasted wheatear, is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Asir Mountains. The species is named after Paul-Émile Botta. Heuglin's wheatear (O. heuglini) and the rusty-breasted wheatear (Oenanthe frenata) were formerly considered to be conspecific. Resembles the larger and darker northern wheatear, but with a duller reddish breast and broader black tail tip. The sexes are alike. It is native to the Asir Mountains of western Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is most common at altitudes over 1800 m.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 14 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Desert WheatearOenanthe desertirecording
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenantherecording
- Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschankarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.