Siberian Stonechat
A species of Stonechats and Bush Chats Scientific name : Saxicola maurus Genus : Stonechats and Bush Chats
Siberian Stonechat, A species of Stonechats and Bush Chats
Botanical name: Saxicola maurus
Genus: Stonechats and Bush Chats
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Description
It resembles its closest living relative the European stonechat (S. rubicola), but is typically darker above and paler below, with a white rump and whiter underparts with less orange on the breast. The male in breeding plumage has black upperparts and head, a conspicuous white collar, scapular patch and rump, and a restricted area of orange on the throat. The female has pale brown upperparts and head, white neck patches (not a full collar), and a pale, unstreaked pinkish-yellow rump. 
Size
14 cm
Life Expectancy
9 years
Feeding Habits
Siberian Stonechat primarily feasts on invertebrates and berries, foraging in a flitting manner across low vegetation and ground. This species exhibits a diet adaptation for a varied intake, reflecting its habitat's offerings.
Habitat
Siberian Stonechat typically inhabits a variety of open and marginal landscapes across broader geographical regions such as Eurasia and Africa. These include open scrubby country with uneven terrain featuring bushes, shrubs, and man-made structures. They are found from sea level to high altitudes in the mountains, up to 3000 m and occasionally 4000 m. Habitats range from moist meadows with tall grasses, shrubby marshes, dry pinewoods on hillsides, barren ground, and alpine meadows with scattered bushes, to cultivated areas, pastures, and coastal regions with mangroves and tidal creeks. In the non-breeding season, they can occur in various open lands such as marshes, pastures, and scrubby hillsides.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Distribution Area
The breeding range covers most of temperate Asia, from about latitude 71°N in Siberia south to the Himalaya and southwest China, and west to eastern Turkey and the Caspian Sea area. It also breeds in the far northeast of Europe, mainly in Russia but occasionally as far west as Finland. The wintering range of the migratory bird is from southern Japan south to Thailand and India, and west to northeast Africa. On migration, small numbers reach as far west as western Europe, and exceptionally as far east as Alaska in North America.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world flycatchers Species
Siberian Stonechat 
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