Variable wheatear

Variable wheatear
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Oenanthe
Species: O. picata
Binomial name
Oenanthe picata
(Blyth, 1847)

The variable wheatear (Oenanthe picata) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.

Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

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