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Was formerly included in [[Common Stonechat]]. | Was formerly included in [[Common Stonechat]]. | ||
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*''S. t. felix'': Mountains of south-western [[Arabia]] and [[Yemen]] | *''S. t. felix'': Mountains of south-western [[Arabia]] and [[Yemen]] | ||
*''S. t. jebelmarrae'': Western [[Sudan]] (Darfur region) | *''S. t. jebelmarrae'': Western [[Sudan]] (Darfur region) | ||
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*''S. t. torquatus'': South-western Cape Province to [[Natal]] and Transvaal | *''S. t. torquatus'': South-western Cape Province to [[Natal]] and Transvaal | ||
*''S. t. oreobates'': Highlands of Lesotho; winters to eastern [[Zimbabwe]] and southern [[Mozambique]] | *''S. t. oreobates'': Highlands of Lesotho; winters to eastern [[Zimbabwe]] and southern [[Mozambique]] | ||
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*''S. t. voeltzkowi'': [[Comoro Islands|Grand Comoro Island]] | *''S. t. voeltzkowi'': [[Comoro Islands|Grand Comoro Island]] | ||
*''S. t. albofasciatus'': '''Ethiopian Stonechat)''': Highlands of [[Ethiopia]], south-eastern [[Sudan]] and north-eastern [[Uganda]] | *''S. t. albofasciatus'': '''Ethiopian Stonechat)''': Highlands of [[Ethiopia]], south-eastern [[Sudan]] and north-eastern [[Uganda]] | ||
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Breeds mainly in the summer months. The nest is well hidden inside a clump of vegetation and consists of an untidy bowl of grass and rootlets. It is lined neatly with rootlets and animal hairs. | Breeds mainly in the summer months. The nest is well hidden inside a clump of vegetation and consists of an untidy bowl of grass and rootlets. It is lined neatly with rootlets and animal hairs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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- Saxicola torquatus
Includes: Madagascar Stonechat
Identification
Distribution
Africa (including Madagascar) and Arabia.
Taxonomy
Was formerly included in Common Stonechat.
Subspecies
There are around 16 subspecies.[1]:
- S. t. felix: Mountains of south-western Arabia and Yemen
- S. t. jebelmarrae: Western Sudan (Darfur region)
- S. t. moptanus: Inner Niger delta, Mali, northern Senegal and Senegal delta
- S. t. nebularum: Highlands of Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and western Ivory Coast
- S. t. adamauae: Highlands of northern and western Cameroon
- S. t. pallidigula: Cameroon Mountain and Bioko
- S. t. axillaris: Highlands of eastern Zaire to Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania
- S. t. promiscuus: Highlands of eastern Tanzania
- S. t. salax: South-eastern Nigeria to Cameroon, Gabon, lower Congo and Angola
- S. t. stonei: Angola to western Tanzania, southern Mozambique and northern Cape Province
- S. t. clanceyi: Coastal western Namibia to north-western Cape Province
- S. t. torquatus: South-western Cape Province to Natal and Transvaal
- S. t. oreobates: Highlands of Lesotho; winters to eastern Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique
- S. t. voeltzkowi: Grand Comoro Island
- S. t. albofasciatus: Ethiopian Stonechat): Highlands of Ethiopia, south-eastern Sudan and north-eastern Uganda
- S. t. sibilla: Madagascar Stonechat: Madagascar
Habitat
Behaviour
Most often seen in pairs perched up on a stick or shrub. It flies down onto the ground, returning to the same perch. Often flicks its wings.
Diet
This species eats mainly insects and worms.
Breeding
Breeds mainly in the summer months. The nest is well hidden inside a clump of vegetation and consists of an untidy bowl of grass and rootlets. It is lined neatly with rootlets and animal hairs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Stonechat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Stonechat
