Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
- GenusSaxicola (Stonechats and Bushchats)
- SpeciesSaxicola maurus (Siberian Stonechat)
About the Siberian Stonechat
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.
The Siberian stonechat was formally described in 1773 as Muscicapa maura by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas based on a specimen collected at Karassum near the Ishim River in western Siberia. The specific epithet is from Latin maura meaning "African" or "Moorish" (i.e. "black" or "dark"). The Siberian stonechat is now placed in the genus Saxicola that was introduced in 1802 by the German naturalist Johann Matthäus Bechstein. The genus name combines the Latin saxum, saxi meaning "stone" with -cola meaning "dweller" from colere meaning "to inhabit".
Six subspecies are recognised: S. m. hemprichii Ehrenberg, CG, 1833 – steppes of lower Volga and mouth of Ural River to eastern Caucasus S. m. variegatus (Gmelin, SG, 1774) – mountains of eastern Turkey to Transcaucasia and Iran
S. m. maurus (Pallas, PS, 1773) – breeds eastern Russia to... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Manas National Park
Grey Bushchat
Saxicola ferreus
White-tailed Stonechat
Saxicola leucurus
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis poliogenys
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Small Niltava
Niltava macgrigoriae
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
White-capped Redstart
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
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
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 11 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 19 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 20 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Siberian Stonechat in Manas National Park?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Stonechat sighting in Manas National Park, based on 869 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Siberian Stonechat in Manas National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Siberian Stonechat in Manas National Park in our monthly data.