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African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)

African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) - Female
African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) - Female
African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) - Immature Male
African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) - Immature Male
African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) - Female
African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) - Immature Male

About African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Old World Flycatchers

The African stonechat or common stonechat is a species of the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae), inhabiting sub-Saharan Africa and adjacent regions. Like the other chats, it was long assigned to the thrush family (Turdidae), to which the chats are convergent. Its scientific name refer to its appearance and habitat and means "collared rock-dweller": Saxicola from Latin saxum ("rock") + incola, torquatus, Latin for "collared".

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Visits

  • 2003-01-31

    Drakensburg - Hogsback, South Africa
  • 2011-01-20

    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-20
  • 2013-10-28

    Mount Elgon National Park, Kenya
  • 2017-01-03

    Kisoro, Uganda
  • 2017-01-05

    Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Ruhija, Uganda
  • 2017-11-07

    Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
  • 2017-11-15

    Andasibe, Madagascar
  • 2017-11-18

    Andasibe, Madagascar
  • 2025-01-28

    Arusha National Park, Tanzania
    Image from 2025-01-28
  • 2025-01-29

    Arusha National Park, Tanzania
    Image from 2025-01-29
  • 2025-02-02

    South Pare Mountains, Tanzania
  • 2025-02-04

    West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania