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Red-rumped wheatear

Oenanthe moesta (Lichtenstein, 1823)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 30.2 g to 30.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-rumped wheatear

Weight
30.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
desertsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the red-rumped wheatear

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Red-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta)
Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the red-rumped wheatear live?

Not recorded

What is the red-rumped wheatear?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-rumped wheatear or buff-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in North Africa and the Middle East.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-rumped wheatear” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-rumped_wheatear&oldid=1315210220), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-rumped wheatear endangered?

The red-rumped wheatear is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the red-rumped wheatear classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusOenanthe
  7. SpeciesOenanthe moesta (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Synonyms Oenanthe moesta theresae, Saxicola erythropygia, Saxicola moesta

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Buff-rumped wheatearEnglish
  • RRWHEnglish
  • أبلق أحمر العجزArabic
  • Червенокръсто каменарчеBulgarian
  • Bistrak lost roualekBreton
  • còlit de carpó roigCatalan
  • bělořit šedohlavýCzech
  • tinwen gochWelsh
  • Berber StenpikkerDanish
  • Berber-stenpikkerDanish
  • FahlbürzelsteinschmätzerGerman
  • Fahlbürzel-SteinschmätzerGerman
  • ruĝpuga enantoEsperanto
  • Collalba culirrojaSpanish
  • berberi kivitäksEstonian
  • laulutaskuFinnish
  • Traquet à tête griseFrench
  • Clochrán ceannliathIrish
  • סלעית חלודת-זנבHebrew
  • prugasta bjeloguzaCroatian
  • rozsdás hantmadárHungarian
  • KlungurdepillIcelandic
  • Monachella testagrigiaItalian
  • チャゴシサバクヒタキJapanese
  • margasparnis kūltupysLithuanian
  • raibspārnu čakstīteLatvian
  • RoodstuittapuitDutch
  • berbersteinskvettNorwegian
  • rudorzytkaPolish
  • chasco-tristePortuguese
  • chasco-de-barrete-cinzentoPortuguese
  • Chasco-de-cauda-ruivaPortuguese
  • Рыжепоясничная каменкаRussian
  • краснопоясничная каменкаRussian
  • BerbergeaðgerásttisNorthern Sami
  • skaliarik sivohlavýSlovak
  • mavrski kupčarSlovenian
  • Crvenorepa beloguzaSerbian
  • berberstenskvättaSwedish
  • Kızıl KuyrukkakanTurkish
  • Büyük kızılca kuyrukkakanTurkish
  • кам’янка рудогузаUkrainian
  • 紅腰鵖Chinese
  • 紅腰鵖Chinese
  • 红腰䳭Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-rumped wheatear

Other species in the same genus Oenanthe.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-rumped wheatear?

An adult red-rumped wheatear weighs 30.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-rumped wheatear endangered?

The red-rumped wheatear is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the red-rumped wheatear?

The red-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_rumped_wheatear_2026,
  title = {Red-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-rumped-wheatear},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}