Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Rusty-breasted Wheatear
Oenanthe frenata
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The rusty-breasted wheatear (Oenanthe frenata) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is native to the Ethiopian Highlands.
The rusty-breasted wheatear was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the red-breasted wheatear(Oenanthe bottae) which is now renamed the buff-breasted wheatear.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Highlands of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Rusty-breasted wheatear
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
