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European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola
Family
Old World Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
stonec4, EUST, COST
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyOld World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
SpeciesSaxicola rubicola
Codesstonec4, EUST, COST
Identification

The European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) is a member of the Old World Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code stonec4 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Old World Flycatchers
Gray-streaked Flycatcher
Muscicapa griseisticta
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Muscicapa ferruginea
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica
Ashy-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa randi
Sumba Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa segregata
European Stonechat photo
(c) Erik Eckstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erik Eckstein

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Saxicola rubicola

Family: Old World Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: stonec4