European Stonechat
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

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

Overview

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.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.