White-tailed Stonechat (Saxicola leucurus)

Other Scientific Names
Saxicola leucura [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Saxicola leucura [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
White-tailed Stonechat, White-tailed Bush Chat, Black Stonechat

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1847)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland. Also, inland wetlands, arable land.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan.

Pakistan and northern India east to Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

White-tailed Stonechat (Saxicola leucurus) [XC138675]
by Frank Lambert from Sawal Deh West, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India (song)

White-tailed Stonechat (Saxicola leucurus) [XC622258]
by Dibyendu Ash from Panchanandapur IBA, Malda, West Bengal, India (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has been treated as conspecific with or a subspecies of Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) (similar to subspecies indicus).

References
See References.

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