Desert Wheatear, Oenanthe deserti, male, non-breeding plumage, perched on soil clump, Velavadar, Gujarat, India

The desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) 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 (Muscicapidae). The eastern race is found in the semi-deserts of central Asia and in winter in Pakistan and northeast Africa. The habitat of the desert wheatear is barren open countryside, steppes, deserts, semi-arid plains, saltpans, dried up river beds and sandy, stony and rocky wasteland.