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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 temperate Asia and easternmost Europe and winters in the Old World tropics.
Scientific Name : Saxicola Maurus
Family : Muscicapidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Chats And Old World Flycatchers
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 12 cm
Compare Size : Sparrow -
Wingspan : 16 cm
Weight : 12 - 16 g
Migratory : Migrant
Sex Alike : No
Nesting Season : NA
Other Names :
English : Asian Stonechat
Hindi : सामान्य भटपिद्दा, खरपिड्डा
Marathi : सामान्य गप्पीदास, गप्पीदास, गोजा
Habitat:
Open rough scrubland or Rough grassland with Scattered shrubs
Breeding:
Eggs - 4 -6
Feeding:
Insects
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | black except rump |
| Underparts | whitish except breast |
| Rump | white |
| Neck | white on sides |
| Uppertail Converts | orange-rufous |
| Head | black |
| Throat | black |
| Female | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | brown |
| Head | brown |
| Neck | white neck patches |
| Rump | pinkish-yellow |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 04 Nov 2018 | Shiravali Gaon, Raigad, Maharashtra |
| 05 Nov 2018 | Shiravali Gaon, Raigad, Maharashtra |
