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Common Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Photo by Atul
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Field Notes

Description:

A small black bird with white wing patches and white on the lower underbelly and under the rump.

Habitat:

Open rough scrub land and rough grassland with scattered shrubs.
On migration may be found in drier areas.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (11)
Atul
Thanks Argy ,Azri!!
Atul
Thanks Satyen, Karen ,Suranjan ,Alice
Atul
thanks for pointing it out Antonio !! i had entered a wrong scientific name!!
AntónioGinjaGinja
beautifull Atul,we have here the saxicolla torquata,almost the same,in first site it looks the same.are you certain of that id? see this link http://www.google.pt/search?q=saxicola+torquata&hl=pt-PT&biw=1010&bih=633&prmd=imvnsfd&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=ITwUT4nDNoafOtWDjLkH&ved=0CDIQsAQ

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PublishedJanuary 16, 2012

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