Saxicola stejnegeri
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The Siberian stonechat or Asian stonechat (Saxicola maurus) is a recently validated species of the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae). Like the other thrush-like flycatchers, it was often placed in the Turdidae in the past. It breeds in the East Palearctic including in easternmost Europe and winters in the Old World tropics.
The Siberian stonechat was formally described in 1773 as Muscicapa maura by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas based on a specimen collected at Karassum near the Ishim River in western Siberia. The specific epithet is from Latin maura meaning "African" or "Moorish" (i.e. "black" or "dark"). The Siberian stonechat is now placed in the genus Saxicola that was introduced in 1802 by the German naturalist Johann Matthäus Bechstein. The genus name combines the Latin saxum, saxi meaning "stone" with -cola meaning "dweller" from colere meaning "to inhabit".
Six subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Đà Nẵng | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Quanzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Hanoi | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Nanchang | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Nanning | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Shantou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Xiuying District | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Amur Stonechat sighting in Hangzhou on a given day, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 109th most-seen of the 219 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Amur Stonechat in Hangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amur Stonechat sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
16th of 30
Of the 30 cities where we can rate Amur Stonechat sightings, Hangzhou ranks 16th at under 5%. The best odds are in Đà Nẵng (Vietnam, about 50%), Quanzhou (China, about 30%) and Hanoi (Vietnam, about 30%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Amur Stonechat that you can see in Hangzhou (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 60%), Daurian Redstart (about 30%) and Red-flanked Bluetail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amur Stonechat is recorded against all the birds logged in Hangzhou (62 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
