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GrasslandCavity nestSmall · 20 g
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Resembles the larger and darker northern wheatear, but with a duller reddish breast and broader black tail tip. The sexes are alike.
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When to see the Buff-breasted Wheatear
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Buff-breasted Wheatear
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Buff-breasted Wheatear
The buff-breasted wheatear, 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.
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Easily confused with
White-fronted Black ChatOenanthe albifronsThe white-fronted black chat is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Brown-tailed Rock ChatOenanthe scotocercaThe brown-tailed rock chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Kurdish WheatearOenanthe xanthoprymnaThe Kurdish wheatear is about 14 centimetres (5.5 in) in length.
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