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Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia  
Red-tailed Wheatear
Photographer : © P M Laad
Location :Mandha, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Date : 25 January 2013
English synonyms:Rufous-tailed Wheatear, Kurdistan Wheatear, Kurdish Wheatear, Persian Wheatear, Afghan Wheatear, Red-rumped Wheatear, Rufous-rumped Wheatear, Chestnut-rumped Wheatear, Eastern Red-tailed Wheatear, Eastern Rufous-tailed Wheatear, Rusty-tailed Wheatear, Red-tailed Chat
Bird Family :Saxicolini - Robins, nightingales, chats, shamas, redstarts, grandala, forktails, cochoas & wheatears
Bird Group :PASSERIFORMES
Red Data Status :Least Concern
Remarks :I think the darker is a male and the lighter is a female. - PML
Taxonomic Notes :Formerly considered conspecific with Rufous-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna.
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