Variable Wheatear

Oenanthe picata

Least Concern

The Variable Wheatear is an Old World flycatcher of Central Asian steppe, mountains, and wintering drylands. 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

Variable Wheatear Range — Resident or seasonal range in Central Asian steppe, mountains, and wintering drylands

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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