Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Common Stonechat, Pivot Fields, Dubai, UAE, November 2010 - click for larger image

Pivot Fields, Dubai, UAE
November 2010

The Stonechat breeds in western, central and southern Europe, much of Asia north of the Himalayas and in sub-Saharan Africa. It is partly migratory with, for example, the more northerly breeding populations in Europe migrating to the Mediterranean Basin during the winter. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.

Common Stonechat, Pivot Fields, Dubai, UAE, November 2010 - click for larger image

The bird in these photos look like a European Stonechat S. t. rubicola which was not recorded in the UAE before 2006. The Siberian Stonechat S. t. maurus is a common winter visitor but it has a deeper white collar and is much paler below.

Previous Page Back to Index Next Page

If you do not see a menu on the left, you may have arrived at this page from another site. Please click Home to get to my main page.
Fatbirder's Top 1000 Birding Websites