Red-rumped Wheatear (Oenanthe moesta)
About the Red-rumped Wheatear
The red-rumped wheatear or buff-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in North Africa and the Middle East. The red-rumped wheatear is a compact, big-headed wheatear with a rufous rump and all dark tail. the male has a grey crown and nape with a black throat and face and white supercilium. The shoulders and back are black with white fringes to the feathers, the rump and base of the tail are rufous and the distal part of the tail is black. Female is paler with a rufous crown and cheeks. Juveniles are similar to females but are less rufous and do show faint spots and streaks. Length is 16 cm. The fly low to the ground with a loose flapping flight that resembles a skylark.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 47 recordings for this species: 37 CC BY-NC-SA · 6 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 Morocco, Tunisia 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.