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European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The European stonechat is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the common stonechat. Long considered a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, genetic evidence has placed it and its relatives in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Saxicola
Scientific:
  Saxicola rubicola


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  [Motacilla] Rubicola

Type locality:
  Europae [= France]; restricted to Seine Inferieure by Meinertzhagen, 1940, Ibis, p. 215.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/336/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0EA8F8B905405FB3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0EA8F8B9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0EA8F8B9


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916345

Geographic range:

  • Saxicola rubicola rubicola: western and southern Europe, and North Africa; winters to Middle East
  • Saxicola rubicola hibernans: Britain, Ireland, coastal western France, and western coast of Iberian Peninsula
English:
European Stonechat
Catalan:
bitxac comú
Czech:
bramborníček černohlavý
Danish:
Sortstrubet Bynkefugl
German:
Schwarzkehlchen
Spanish:
Tarabilla Europea
Spanish (Spain):
Tarabilla europea
Finnish:
mustapäätasku
French:
Tarier pâtre
Croatian:
Crnoglavi Batić
Hungarian:
cigánycsuk
Icelandic:
Hagaskvetta
Italian:
Saltimpalo
Japanese (romaji):
yo-roppanobitaki
Japanese:
ヨーロッパノビタキ
Lithuanian:
Juodagalvė kiauliukė
Dutch:
Roodborsttapuit
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartstrupe
Norwegian:
Svartstrupe
Polish:
kląskawka
Portuguese:
cartaxo
Portuguese (Portugal):
cartaxo-comum
Russian:
Черноголовый чекан
Slovak:
pŕhľaviar čiernohlavý
Serbian:
crnoglava travarka
Swedish:
svarthakad buskskvätta
Ukrainian:
Трав'янка чорноголова
Chinese:
欧黑喉石䳭
Chinese (Traditional):
黑喉鴝〔黑喉石鵖〕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Common Stonechat ( Saxicola torquata) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Saxicola rubicola [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Saxicola [rubicola, torquatus, sibilla or albofasciatus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Bontrokkie, Europese bontrokkie
Arabic: البرقش المطوق, القليعي المطوق, بريقش زياني, قليعي مطوق, قليعي مطوق أوروبي
Asturian: Charchar, Charchar européu
Azerbaijani: Qarabaş çəkçəki, Qarabaş çəkçəkisi
Bashkir: ҡарабаш шаҡылдаҡ
Belarusian: Ерчык чорнагаловы, Чорнагаловы ерчык
Bulgarian: Европейско черногушо ливадарче, Черногушо ливадарче
Bengali: পাতি শিলাফিদ্দা
Breton: Ar strakig-lann, Bistrakig-lann, Strakig-lann
Catalan: Bitxac comú, Bitxac rogenc, Vitrac
Catalan (Balears): Vitrac
Montenegrin: crnoglava travarka, црноглава траварка
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): црноглава траварка
Czech: Bramborníček černohlavý
Chuvash: xyрa пуçлă чеклетӳçĕ, хура пуçлă улăх кайăкĕ
Welsh: Clef y garreg, Clegr y garreg, Clochdar cerrig, Clochdar y cerrig, Clochdar y garreg, Clochder y cerrig, Crec penddu'r eithin, Crec y garreg, Crec yr eithin, Tinwen y garreg, Tinwen y graig
Danish: Sortstrubet Bynkefugl, Vestlig Sortstrubet Bynkefugl
German: Schwarzkehlchen, Schwarzkehlchen-rubicola
Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκός) Μαυρολαίμης, Μαυρoλαίμης, Μαυρολαίμης, Παπαθκιά
Greek (Cypriot): Παπαθκιά
English: Common stonechat, European Common Stonechat, European Stonechat, Stonechat, Stonechat (European)
English, HBW: Common Stonechat (European Stonechat)
English (IOC): European Stonechat
English (United States): European Stonechat
Esperanto: Eŭropa saksikolo, Nigragorĝulo
Spanish: Tarabilla Comun, Tarabilla Común, Tarabilla Común Europea, Tarabilla Europea
Spanish (Spain): Tarabilla Común, Tarabilla común europea, Tarabilla europea
Spanish (HBW): European Stonechat
Estonian: euroopa kaelustäks, Kaelustäks
Basque: Pitxartxar burubeltz, Pitxartxar burubeltza
Persian: چک اروپایی , چَک اروپایی, چک اروپایی (معمولی)
Finnish: Mustapäätasku
Faroese: Svartstólpa
French: Tarier pâtre, Tarier pâtre (Europe), Traquet pâtre
Friulian: porçarut
Frisian: Swartkieltsje
Irish: Caipín aitinn, Caislín ceann-dubh, Caislín Cloch, Caislín dearg
Gaelic: Clacharan
Galician: Chasco común, Chasco europeo
Manx: Boid y chonnee, Claghan ny gleigh, Kione Dhoo y Eeigyn
Hebrew: דוחל שחור גרון, דוחל שחור־גרון, דוחל שחור-גרון
Croatian: Batić kovač, Crnoglavi Batic, Crnoglavi Batić
Hungarian: Cigány-csaláncsúcs, Cigánycsuk
Armenian: [Sevagluch Chkchkan ], Եվրոպական սևագլուխ չքչքան, Սևագլուխ Չքչքան
Indonesian: Decu Batu
Icelandic: Hagaskvetta
Italian: Saltimpalo, Saltimpalo comune
Japanese (romaji): Nishi no-bitaki, nishinobitaki, no-bitaki, yo-roppanobitaki
Japanese: ニシノビタキ, ノビタキ, ヨーロッパノビタキ
Georgian: შავთავა ოვსადი
Kara-Kalpak: қара қасқа сур шымшық
Kabardian: бзущхьэфӀыцӀэ
Kazakh: Қарабас шақшақ
Korean: 검은딱새
Karachay-Balkar: къарабаш садрач
Cornish: Chekker
Scientific: Motacilla pastor, Motacilla torquata, Muscicapa torquata, Saxicola maurus armenicus, Saxicola pastor, Saxicola rubicola, Saxicola rubicola armenica, Saxicola rubicola rubicola, Saxicola torquata, Saxicola torquata armenica, Saxicola torquata rubicola, Saxicola torquata torquata, Saxicola torquatus rubicola, Saxicola torquatus rubicola/hibernans, Saxicola torquatus torquatus
Luxembourgish: Jodeck , Schwaarzbrëschtchen
Lithuanian: Europine juodagalve kiauliuke, Europinė juodagalvė kiauliukė, Europinė kiauliukė, Juodagalvė kiauliukė
Latvian: Tumšā čakstīte
Malagasy: Fitadroranga, Fitatra
Macedonian: планинско ливадарче, Планинско ливадраче, Црногушо (Планинско) ливадарче
Mongolian: Хар эрхэт шулганаа
Maltese: buċaqċaq, buċaqq, Bucaqq tax-Xitwa, Buċaqq tax-Xitwa, bużafżaf
Nepali: झेकझेक झ्याप्सी
Dutch: Afrikaanse Roodborsttapuit, Roodborsttapuit
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartstrupe
Norwegian: Afrikasvartstrupe, Svartstrupe, Svartstrupe (rubicola/hibernans)
Polish: klaskawka, Kląskawka, kląskawka (zwyczajna), kląskawka przylądkowa, kląskawka zwyczajna, Pokląskwa
Portuguese: cartaxo, cartaxo comum, Cartaxo(-comum), Cartaxo-comum
Portuguese (Portugal): Cartaxo, cartaxo-comum
Romansh: puppennair
Rhaeto-Romance: Puppennair
Romanian: Mărăcinar negru
Russian: Европейский черноголовый чекан, Западный черноголовый чекан, Чекан черноголовый, Черноголовый чекан
Yakut: хонуу чыычааҕа
Scots: Clacharan
Northern Sami: Čáhppesoaiskilki
Slovak: pŕhľaviar čiernohlavý
Slovenian: prosnik
Albanian: Ceku kokëzi, Çeku kokëzi
Serbian: crnoglava travarka, Црноглава траварка
Swedish: Svarthakad buskskvätta
Swahili: Mhozo Kichwa-cheusi
Thai: นกยอดหญ้าหัวดำ
Turkish: Taşkuşu
Tuvinian: Кара баштыг чыккылаа
Udmurt: кусошуккись, сьӧд пислэг
Ukrainian: Трав'янка чорноголова , Чорноголовий чекан
Vietnamese: Sẻ bụi đầu đen
Kalmyk: хар толһата цәкүн
Chinese: [hei-hou qu], [hei-hou shi-ji], 欧黑喉石䳭, 黑喉石, 黑喉石(即鳥), 黑喉石(即鸟), 黑喉石即鸟, 黑喉石鵖, 黑喉鴝
Chinese (Traditional): 黑喉鴝〔黑喉石鵖〕
Chinese (Taiwan): [hei-hou qu], 黑喉鴝

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