African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus - Tarier africain Tarier d'Afrique

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Muscicapidés
Genus
:
Saxicola
Species
:
torquatus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 12 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 13 à 17 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

Subspecific information 13 subspecies

Saxicola torquatus torquatus (c South Africa)
Saxicola torquatus felix (sw Saudi Arabia and w Yemen)
Saxicola torquatus albofasciatus (se Sudan and ne Uganda to c Ethiopia)
Saxicola torquatus jebelmarrae (e Chad and w Sudan)
Saxicola torquatus moptanus (Senegal and s Mali)
Saxicola torquatus nebularum (Sierra Leone and w Ivory Coast)
Saxicola torquatus axillaris (e DRCongo, Kenya, n and w Tanzania)
Saxicola torquatus promiscuus (s Tanzania to e Zimbabwe and w Mozambique)
Saxicola torquatus salax (e Nigeria to nw Angola, Bioko I.)
Saxicola torquatus stonei (e and s Angola to sw Tanzania south to n South Africa and Botswana)
Saxicola torquatus clanceyi (coastal w South Africa)
Saxicola torquatus oreobates (Lesotho)
Saxicola torquatus voeltzkowi (Grand Comoro)

Foreign names

Tarier africain,
Tarabilla común,
cartaxo-africano,
Afrikaschwarzkehlchen,
Afrikaanse Roodborsttapuit,
Saltimpalo africano,
afrikansk buskskvätta,
Afrikasvartstrupe,
pŕhľaviar bielokrký,
bramborníček africký,
Sortstrubet Bynkefugl,
afrikanpensastasku,
Gewone Bontrokkie,
bitxac africà,
kląskawka afrykańska,
Черноголовый (африканский) чекан,
ニシノビタキ,
非洲石䳭,
非洲石鵖,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Temperate, Subtropical/

Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Alpine Wetlands (includes temporary waters from snowmelt) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas