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Siberian Stonechat

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Siberian Stonechat

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Also known as Saxicola maurus

species of bird

Species

Siberian Stonechat

species

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Encyclopedic overview

The Siberian stonechat or Asian stonechat (Saxicola maurus) is a recently validated species of the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae). Like the other thrush-like flycatchers, it was often placed in the Turdidae in the past. It breeds in the East Palearctic including in easternmost Europe and winters in the Old World tropics.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Siberian Stonechat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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