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Amur Stonechat

Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers

Saxicola stejnegeri

Basic stats

Diet

Insects

Habitat

Open rough scrubland and grassland with scattered shrubs, from sea level to about 4,000 m

Range

Breeds across temperate Asia and easternmost Europe; winters in the Old World tropics

The Siberian or Asian stonechat is a recently validated species of Old World flycatcher, similar to the European stonechat but typically darker above and paler below, with a white rump and whiter underparts with less orange on the breast. Its breeding range covers most of temperate Asia, and it winters in the Old World tropics. It breeds in open rough scrubland or grassland with scattered shrubs from sea level to about 4,000 m or more. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Southern races, including the Turkestan stonechat przewalskii of south-west China, have larger white areas on the plumage. The male's breeding plumage is black above, with a clicking call like two pebbles knocked together, and a high twittering song like the dunnock's. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Quick answers

What does the Amur Stonechat eat?
Insects
What habitat does the Amur Stonechat live in?
Open rough scrubland and grassland with scattered shrubs, from sea level to about 4,000 m
Where is the Amur Stonechat found?
Breeds across temperate Asia and easternmost Europe; winters in the Old World tropics
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