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| Eastern Stonechat/Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
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| Photographer : | © Wolfgang Püschel |
| Location : | Udawalawe National Park, Uva-Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka |
| Date : |
8 February 2015 |
| 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 |
| Remarks : | The second record of this species for Sri Lanka.
Ref:
Steiof, K., De Silva, C., Jayarathna, J., Mädlow, W., Pohl, M., Püschel, W., & Zerning, M., 2017. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra in Sri Lanka in February 2015: First record for the island and the Indian Subcontinent. Indian BIRDS 13 (4): 108–111
http://indianbirds.in/pdfs/IB_13_4_SteiofETAL_Whinchat.pdf
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