Stonechat in Sichuan, China, July (1 Viewer)

[beijingbabbler]

Hello, I saw this stonechat today in some scrubby land/fields. I'm guessing that it's an immature siberian stonechat, because I saw an adult male stonechat nearby, but it seems that immature pied bushchats can look similar, so I'm not very sure. Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[Southern Viking]

Wouldn't give it a second glance here compared to European Stonechat. I have limited experience (1) with Siberian and zero with Pied Bushchat, but judging by photos online, doesn't Pied Bushchat have a much shorter primary projection than this?

 

[Grahame Walbridge]

Hello, I saw this stonechat today in some scrubby land/fields. I'm guessing that it's an immature siberian stonechat, because I saw an adult male stonechat nearby, but it seems that immature pied bushchats can look similar, so I'm not very sure. Thanks in advance for the help!

Yes, a juvenile Siberian Stonechat ssp. prezwalskii in C China.

Grahame