Common Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

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Brief #

Black upperparts, a black head, an orange throat and breast, and a white belly and vent.

Synonyms #

  • Tarabilla europea (Spanish)
  • Chasco comĂșn (Galician)

Red List Status #

The Common Stonechat is unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
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Description #

Summer male has black upperparts, a black head, an orange throat and breast, and a white belly and vent. It also has a white half-collar on the sides of its neck, a small white scapular patch on the wings, and a very small white patch on the rump often streaked with black. Female has brown upperparts and head, and no white neck patches, rump or belly, these areas being streaked dark brown on paler brown, the only white being the scapular patch on the wings and even this often being buffy-white.

Measurements #

Length: 11 - 13 cm
Wingspan: 18 - 21 cm
Weight: 13 - 17 g

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