Siberian stonechat
| Siberian stonechat | |
|---|---|
| Male in breeding plumage Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Female wintering in Jamnagar, Gujarat | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Saxicola |
| Species: | S. maurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Saxicola maurus (Pallas, 1773) | |
| Synonyms | |
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.