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Siberian Stonechat determination

Similar species Muscicapidae






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Conservation status
No song available

    

Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maura)

[order] Passeriformes | [family] Muscicapidae | [latin] Saxicola maura | [UK] Siberian Stonechat | [FR] Tarier de Sibérie | [DE] Siberisches Schwarzkehlchen | [ES] Tarabilla común siberiana | [IT] Saltimpalo siberiano | [NL] Aziatische Roodborsttapuit

Distribution map summer | winter | resident
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Characteristics
It resembles the closely related Stonechat, but is typically paler, with a white rump and smaller orange breast. The summer male has black upperparts, usually lacking the brownish tones of Stonechat, a restricted orange throat and black head. It has white patches on the sides of its neck. The female has pale brown upperparts and head, and no white neck patches. The male has a clicking call like stones knocking together. The song is high and twittering like a Dunnock.
wingspan min.:16cmwingspan max.:20cm
size min.: 12cmsize max.:14cm
incubation min.:13daysincubation max.:14days
fledging min.:0daysfledging max.:0days
broods:1 eggs min.:4 
      eggs max.:6 


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