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| Eastern Stonechat/Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Male taking off |
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| Photographer : | © Sunil Singhal |
| Location : | outskirts of Kota, Rajasthan, India (25 2 44.052 N, 75 47 55.548 E) |
| Date : |
1 January 2021 |
| English synonyms: | Stonechat, Common Stonechat, Collared Stonechat, Collared Bushchat, Collared Bush Chat, Collared Indian Bush Chat, Black-headed Chat, Stejneger's Stonechat (stejnegeri), Tibetan Stonechat (przewalskii), Himalayan Stonechat (indicus) |
| Bird Family : | Saxicolini - Robins, Nightingales, Chats, Shamas, Redstarts, Grandala, Forktails, Cochoas & Wheatears |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
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| Taxonomic Notes : | Formerly treated as a subspecies of Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus. Now considered a full species with subspecies maurus, hemprichii, stejnegeri, variegatus, armenicus, indicus, przewalskii
Some authors treat S. (m.) stejnegeri as a full species.
Refs:
Wittmann, U., Heidrich, P., Wink, M. & Gwinner, E., (1995) Speciation in the Stonechat Saxicola torquata inferred from nucleotide sequences of the cytochrome-b gene. Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research 33, 3 (1995): 116-122.
Urquhart, E. (2002) Stonechats: A Guide to the Genus "Saxicola". London: Christopher Helm.
Svensson, L., Shirihai, H., Frahnert, S. & Dickinson, E. C. (2012) Taxonomy and nomenclature of the Stonechat complex Saxicola torquatus sensu lato in the Caspian region. Bull. B.O.C.: 260-269 |
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