Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: European Stonechat

European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Stonechat, Common Stonechat, Collared Stonechat
Old scientific name(s): Saxicola torquata

Photographs

England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  Outer Port, Zeebrugge, Belgium - Apr 20, 2002 © Yves Baptiste  Inner Port, Zeebrugge, Belgium - Jul 27, 2002 © Yves Baptiste 
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Range

Europe to Middle East;
(1) British Isles (Ireland and Britain), w. France and s. Denmark to w. Iberian coast.
(2) W., c., and s. Europe including Sicily, and nw. Africa (n. Morocco, Algeria, and n. Tunisia) to Turkey, n. Black Sea region, w. Caucasus.
Winters in n. Africa s. to the sahel region;

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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