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Desert Wheatear

(Oenanthe deserti)
Size: 14.5 cm

Sightings

A single male Desert Wheatear was spotted by us in a dry riverbed (waadi) at Qurm, near Muscat, Oman, in December 2009. Then a pair of birds was spotted on the campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, in January 2010.

Photos

Near-frontal view of a male Desert Wheatear

Male Desert Wheatear turning its back

Desert Wheatear from behind

Food

Like all other wheatears, Desert Wheatears are flycatchers. Most wheatears hunt for insects from low to mid-level perches.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.