
The European stonechat is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the common stonechat.
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Hosts have recorded the African Stonechat at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Gondwana Game Reserve.
Species
Saxicola torquatus
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A record means a host has seen the African Stonechat on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the African Stonechat at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Gondwana Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
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.