Siberian Stonechat

How to identify

Field marks

1. Breeding-season male with black upperparts and head
2. Male in breeding plumage with a white collar, white scapular patches and a white rump
3. Usually less orange on the breast than European Stonechat

Male, female and young

Female with pale rufous upperparts and head, white neck patches that do not form a complete collar, and a pale pinkish-yellow rump without streaks.

Voice

Male call resembles two pebbles being struck together; song high-pitched and twittering.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November–February · Most records: India, Nepal, Israel

Siberian Stonechat has been recorded at 766 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 58 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Baruipur MarshesIndia1,436 records
2. Kanha NP – Mukki ZoneIndia1,239 records
3. KattampallyIndia1,218 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaNepalIsraelUnited Arab EmiratesChinaTürkiyeKuwaitBangladesh

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

About

The Siberian stonechat or Asian stonechat (Saxicola maurus) is a recently validated species of the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae). Like the other thrush-like flycatchers, it was often placed in the Turdidae in the past. It breeds in the East Palearctic including in easternmost Europe and winters in the Old World tropics.

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