African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusSaxicola (Stonechats and Bushchats)
- SpeciesSaxicola torquatus (African Stonechat)
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia hartlaubi
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Stonechat in Akagera National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a African Stonechat sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Stonechat in Akagera National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for African Stonechat in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.