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Saxicola (Bushchat)

Synonyms: Laxicola

Wikipedia Abstract

Saxicola (Latin: saxum, rock + incola, dwelling in), the stonechats or chats, is a genus of 15 species of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World. They are insectivores occurring in open scrubland and grassland with scattered small shrubs.
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Species

Saxicola caprata (Pied Bush Chat) (Attributes)
Saxicola dacotiae (Canary Islands Bush Chat) (Attributes)
Saxicola ferreus (Grey bushchat) (Attributes)
Saxicola gutturalis (White-bellied Bush Chat) (Attributes)
Saxicola insignis (White-throated Bush Chat) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Saxicola jerdoni (Jerdon's Bush Chat) (Attributes)
Saxicola leucurus (White-tailed Stonechat) (Attributes)
Saxicola macrorhynchus (Stoliczka's bushchat) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Saxicola maurus (Siberian Stonechat) (Attributes)
Saxicola merula
Saxicola rubetra (Whinchat) (Attributes)
Saxicola rubicola (European Stonechat) (Attributes)
Saxicola sibilla (Madagascar Stonechat) (Attributes)
Saxicola spec
Saxicola stejnegeri (Stejneger's Stonechat) (Attributes)
Saxicola syenitica
Saxicola tectes (Reunion Stonechat) (Attributes)
Saxicola thoracica
Saxicola torquatus (Common Stonechat) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0