Rusty-breasted wheatear explained

The rusty-breasted wheatear (Oenanthe frenata) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is found in montane Eritrea and Ethiopia.

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.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . January 2023 . Chats, Old World flycatchers . IOC World Bird List Version 13.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 7 February 2023.
2. Collar . N. . Kirwan . G.M. . Christie . D.A. . 2022 . Rusty-breasted Wheatear (Oenanthe frenata), version 1.0 . Billerman . S.M. . Sly . N.D. . Birds of the World . Ithaca, NY, USA . Cornell Lab of Ornithology . 10.2173/bow.rebwhe3.01 .