Persian Wheatear

Oenanthe chrysopygia

Least Concern

The Persian Wheatear is an Old World flycatcher of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and rocky hills. It forages from low perches, rocks, shrubs, or open ground, dropping onto insects and other small prey in grassland, desert, scrub, farmland, cliffs, or alpine slopes.

Family

Muscicapidae

Group

Old World Flycatchers

Range

Persian Wheatear Range — Resident or seasonal range in North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and rocky hills

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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