Amur Stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri)
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Amur Stonechat

Saxicola stejnegeri (Parrot, 1908)

≈14 cmLength15 gWeight

This small bird inhabits open scrub, breeding in eastern Siberia and moving to southern China in winter.

Busiest months: October–January and April · Most records: China, Thailand, Cambodia

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October–January and April · Most records: China, Thailand, Cambodia

Amur Stonechat has been recorded at 1,118 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 23 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Taipei – Tianliaoyang WetlandTaiwan (China)3,679 records
  2. Mai Po Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)2,173 records
  3. Long ValleyHong Kong (China)1,726 records
More places
  1. San TinHong Kong (China)914 records
  2. Lat Krabang – Thap Yao paddies & aquaculture pondsThailand728 records
  3. Kinmen – Shagang RanchChina673 records
  4. Khon Kaen University – WTPThailand619 records
  5. Nanpu MudflatChina555 records
  6. Mai Po NR – #8b ReedbedHong Kong (China)543 records
  7. Ang Trapeang ThmorCambodia510 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaThailandCambodiaLaosSouth KoreaJapanVietnamRussia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Amur Stonechat?

The Amur Stonechat is about ≈14 cm long and weighs around 15 g.

Where does the Amur Stonechat live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: eastern Siberia and eastern Mongolia to Korea and Japan.. It is most often recorded in China, Thailand and Cambodia.

When is the best time to see the Amur Stonechat?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, April, October, November and December (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Amur Stonechat eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Amur Stonechat in?

It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈14 cm
Weight
15 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Partial migrant
More measurements
Wing
69 mm
Tail
50 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Palearctic: eastern Siberia and eastern Mongolia to Korea and Japan.

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
Genus
Saxicola

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Amur Stonechat

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