Kurdish Wheatear

Oenanthe xanthoprymna (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)

14 cmLength23 gWeight

The Kurdish wheatear (Oenanthe xanthoprymna), also known as the Kurdistan wheatear, the chestnut-rumped wheatear or the red-rumped wheatear, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Most records: Kuwait, Israel, Oman

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Kuwait, Israel, Oman

Kurdish Wheatear has been recorded at 4 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Jahra East Outfall ( al Jodailyat)Kuwait4 records
Irakhiya FarmQatar1 record
Khawr RawriOman1 record

More places

International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE)Israel1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Kuwait Israel Oman Qatar

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Kurdish wheatear (Oenanthe xanthoprymna), also known as the Kurdistan wheatear, the chestnut-rumped wheatear or the red-rumped wheatear, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. The red-tailed wheatear (O. chrysopygia) was formerly considered a subspecies of this bird but is now often regarded as a separate species. The two may intergrade in Iran ("O. x. cummingi") but it is also possible that the rather differently coloured cummingi is in fact a one-year-old O. xanthoprymna with intermediate plumage.

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Questions

How big is the Kurdish Wheatear?

The Kurdish Wheatear is about 14 cm long and weighs around 23 g.

Where does the Kurdish Wheatear live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: eastern Turkey, western Iran and far northwestern, northeastern Iraq. It is most often recorded in Kuwait, Israel and Oman.