Rufous-tailed Wheatear © flickr.com

Vagrant to Jordan (P), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Syrian Arab Republic (P), United Arab Emirates (NB).

Usually treated as conspecific with Red-tailed Wheatear (Oenanthe chrysopygia), but they two differ considerably in plumage. They are claimed to intergrade in north-western Iran, with intermediates reported, having been named as subspecies cummingi. However, they may actually represent first-year plumage of present species, and no proof of intergradation has been put forward. Further study required.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

• chrysopygia (de Filippi, 1863)   -  Armenia to central Iran, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Red-tailed Wheatear (Oenanthe chrysopygia).
• xanthoprymna (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)   -  Turkey, Iran.

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