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A male stonechat perched on some olive branches.

The European stonechat is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the common stonechat.

A male common stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) perched on a bamboo post.

Bird in net. Ornithology.

A stone chat sitting on top of a broken tall grass

Backlit in lush leaves

European Stonechat on a branch shaking the feathers

Male european stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) perching on a dry common mullein.

A young stonechat perches on a rose bush in the grassland of Nenotsuke Peninsula, Hokkaido.

Whinchat flying

Tree Sparrow atop a Blackthorn Bush in Devon, February, 2025

The European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the common stonechat.

Small bird, its average size is 21.5 to 28.5 cm (males) and 22 to 25 cm (females). It weighs between 110 and 285 g (males) and between 150 and 265 g (females). It has a round head, without plumes and the eyes are arranged side by side, in the same plane. The eyebrows are white and the eyes are yellow. The coloration is earthy, mimetic, and may present plumage in rusty tones caused by purple earth soils (adventitious coloration). Unlike most owls, the male is slightly larger than the female and females are normally darker than males, particularly on the face. It has a smooth and silent flight. She has to turn her neck, because her big eyes are arranged side by side in the same plane. This frontal arrangement gives the owl binocular vision (it sees an object with both eyes at the same time). This means that the owl can see objects in three dimensions, that is, height, width and depth. The eyes of the burrowing owl are very large, in some subspecies of owls they are even larger than the brain itself, in order to improve its efficiency in low light conditions, better capturing and processing the available light.

European Stonechat / Saxicola rubicola

A single Mourning Sierra Finch (Rhopospina fruticeti) takes flight from its perch on a thorn bush in the Andes foothills of central Chile near Santiago de Chile

European Stonechat on a branch. Small bird

Adult male Eastern stonechat, uprisen angle view, side shot, in the morning perching on the branch in tropical dry forest, northeastern Thailand.

Telephoto of a European stonechat -Saxicola rubicola- sitting on a branch of a tree, somewhere along the maas river in Belgian Limburg

Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) perching on a dog rose.

European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) perched in a branch with strong background blur

Stonechats are robin sized birds. Males have striking black heads with white around the side of their neck, orange-red breasts and a mottled brown back. Females lack the male's black head, but have brown backs and an orange tinge to their chests. Birds are frequently seen flicking their wings while perched, often doing so on the tops of low bushes. As its name suggests, birds utter a sharp loud call that sound like two stones being tapped together. They breed in western and southern parts of the UK, but disperse more widely in winter.

Male european stonechat perched on a branch on white background. Spain

Vermillion Flycatcher in flight in Ocala, Florida.

female stonechat sitting on a plant on a soft blue green background - national park Neusiedlersee Seewinkel Burgenland Austria

african stonechat - The African stonechat or common stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) is a species of the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae), inhabiting sub-Saharan Africa and adjacent regions like Rwanda

Female Stonechat Perched on a Twig

Male Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)

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