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 Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 212th most-seen of the 367 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.
January and March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amur Stonechat in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–December, the lowest months. Those are among Doi Inthanon National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 340 mm in August.
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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Amur Stonechat sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nikko National Park (Japan, about 30%), Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 10%) and Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 10%).
Same genus: Saxicola
The closest relatives of the Amur Stonechat that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (genus Saxicola, Stonechats and Bushchats) are Pied Bushchat (about 20%) and Grey Bushchat (about 10%), 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 Doi Inthanon National Park (92 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
