European Stonechat
Also known as Common stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
species of bird
Species
European Stonechat
species
Observations62,128
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Juvenile female European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) in Boutlélis, Oran, Algeria. November 2025. The European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the common stonechat. Long considered a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, genetic evidence has placed it and its relatives in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. It is found across Europe, as far east as Ukraine and the South Caucasus, and in parts of North Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics