The isabelline wheatear is a migratory species with an eastern palearctic breeding range extending  from Southern Russia, the Caspian region, the Kyzyl Kum Desert and Mongolia to Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan and Israel.
It is a migratory insectivorous bird. The isabelline wheatear is a migratory species with an eastern palearctic breeding range. This extends from Southern Russia, the Caspian region, the Kyzyl Kum Desert and Mongolia to Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan and Israel. The plumage is moulted twice a year, there being a complete moult in late summer and a partial moult of the body feathers in mid-winter. 
