Botta's Wheatear
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| 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.
It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, south-west Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Oenanthe bottae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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