Desert Wheatear

Scientific Name: Oenanthe deserti





The desert wheatear is a wheatear, a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher. It is a migratory insectivorous species, 14.5 to 15 cm in length.





The wheatears are passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe. They were formerly considered to be members of the thrush family, Turdidae, but are now more commonly placed in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.



