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European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Classification

Class
Aves

The European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) 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. It is found across Europe, as far east as Ukraine and the South Caucasus, and in parts of North Africa.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 408,496Spain · 330,574United Kingdom · 157,866France · 106,777Germany · 26,375Italy · 9,697Belgium · 6,257Switzerland · 3,613Luxembourg · 1,574