Siberian Stonechat
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Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies

Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus

NENot Evaluated
Family
Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
Order
Passeriformes

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.

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Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.