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Photo by Seyed Babak Mus
Tandureh National Park, North-east Iran, April 2005
Irania gutturalis

Identification

Male

  • Lead-grey upperparts
  • Black face
  • White throat
  • White supercilium
  • Orange underparts
  • Black tail and bill

Females plainer

  • Mostly grey
  • Black tail
  • Orange flank tints
  • Throat has some white streaking
Female
Photo by Rahil
Dammam, Saudi Arabia, May 2011

Distribution

Eurasia: found from Turkey to Iraq, Iran and southern Turkestan; winters in East Africa.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Dry rocky slopes with some bushes, often at some altitude.

Behaviour

Behaviour

It builds its nest in a shrub. The clutch consists of 4-5 eggs.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
  2. Wikipedia

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External Links

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