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 Moremi Game Reserve
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Erythropygia paena
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
Southern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla formicivora
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
📅 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 Moremi Game Reserve?
About 24% of visitor-days record a African Stonechat sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 305 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Stonechat in Moremi Game Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for African Stonechat in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.