Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus (Pallas, 1773)

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Siberian Stonechat, Saxicola maurus, breeds across the Palearctic from the Caucasus, south-eastern Turkey and western Iran through central Siberia and central Asia to the Himalayas and western and central China, and it also nests in north-eastern Europe. It spends the non-breeding season in north-eastern Africa and southern Asia. A member of the Muscicapidae, it is a stonechat with a wide range and a long history of taxonomic treatment. It is recognised as a distinct species and was first described by Pallas in 1773.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Breeding range: Palearctic: e Caucasus, se Turkey and w Iran, c Siberia, c Asia and the Himalayas to w, c China
Nonbreeding range: ne Africa, s Asia