Buff-breasted wheatear

The buff-breasted wheatear, also known as Botta's wheatear or the red-breasted wheatear, is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Asir Mountains. The species is named after Paul-Émile Botta.
Heuglin's wheatear and the rusty-breasted wheatear were formerly considered to be conspecific.

Description

Resembles the larger and darker northern wheatear, but with a duller reddish breast and broader black tail tip. The sexes are alike.

Range and habitat

It is native to the Asir Mountains of western Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is most common at altitudes over 1800 m.