Persian wheatear – Oenanthe chrysopygia – or Red-tailed wheatear is a small migratory Asian passerine of Type – sallyer, Family Muscicapidae and Order Passeriformes. It has a very limited range and is a summer breeder to a small region of SW Asia from E Turkey to Tajikistan, and in winter makes a short migration S to the coastal areas of the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and southern Arabia. In the AWB Region it is a summer breeder to E Turkey, S Caucasus, and N Iran. In winter it is found as noted above in all the coastal areas of the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman but also more extensively over southern Arabia including S KSA, UAE, Oman and Yemen.
Type - sallyer - Summer Habitat - steep, barren, rocky, mountain regions, Winter Habitat - semi-desert scrub, with rocky outcrops, Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae Genus: Oenanthe Species - Oenanthe chrysopygia Persian wheatear - Species - ebird.org Persian wheatear - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Persian wheatear - Database - avibase Persian wheatear - Habitat - researchgate.net Persian wheatear - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Persian wheatear - Images - google.com Persian wheatear - Video - youtube.com Persian wheatear - Datazone - birdlife.org