Saxicola torquata

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• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,012 meters (0 to 9,882 feet).[1]

Biology

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Saxicola torquata (Linnaeus) • Saxicola torquata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Saxicola

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 21 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. bifasciata (Buff-Streaked Chat) · S. caprata (Pied Stonechat) · S. caprata caprata (Pied Stonechat) · S. dacotiae (Canary Islands Stonechat) · S. dacotiae dacotiae (Canary Islands Bush Chat) · S. ferrea (Grey Bushcat) · S. ferreus (Grey Bushchat) · S. gutturalis (White-Bellied Bush Chat) · S. insignis (White-Throated Bush Chat) · S. jerdoni (Jerdon's Bush Chat) · S. leucura (White-Tailed Stonechat) · S. leucurus (White-Tailed Stonechat) · S. macrorhyncha (White-Browed Bushchat) · S. macrorhynchus (Stoliczka's Bushchat) · S. maura (Siberian Stonechat) · S. maura maura (Siberian Stonechat) · S. rubetra (Whinchat) · S. tectes (R?union Stonechat) · S. torquata (Siberian Stonechat) · S. torquata torquata (Siberian Stonechat) · S. torquatus (Common Stonechat)

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Further Reading

• A Floral and faunal inventory of the eastern slopes of the Réserve naturelle intégrale d'Andringitra, Madagascar: with reference to elevational variation / Steven M. Goodman, editor. 85 1996 [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c1996. url p. 180, p. 186, p. 317.
• A floral and faunal inventory of the Parc national de Marojejy, Madagascar: with reference to elevational variation / Steven M. Goodman, editor. 97 2000 [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c2000. url table 10-3 , p. 181.
• A geographic classification of Neotropical mammals. 36 1958 [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1958. url p. 641.
• A hand-list of British birds, with an account of the distribution of each species in the British Isles and abroad. By Ernst Hartert, F. C. R. Jourdain, N. F. Ticehurst and H. F. Withersby. London, Witherby, 1912. url p. 84.
• A handbook to the vertebrate fauna of north Wales. London, Witherby & Co., 1919. url p. 20.
• A practical handbook of British birds, edited by H.F. Witherby. .. London: Witherby, 1920-24. url p. 449, p. 454, p. 454, p. 524, p. 524.
• African Ixodoidea. l. Ticks of the Sudan... [Washington]1956. url p. 530.
• An environmental profile of the Black Sea Coast WCMC url p. 104.
• Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, -1965. url p. 346.
• Ardea. Amsterdam, etc., Nederlandse Ornithlogische Unie, etc. url p. 78.
• British birds. London, Witherby & Co. url p. 321.
• British journal of entomology and natural history. [London]: British Entomological and Natural History Society, 1988- url p. 47.
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 137, p. 146, p. 147, p. 148, p. 244, p. 263, p. 400, p. 412, p. 413, p. 481, p. 483, p. 488, p. 491, p. 492, p. 495, p. 53, p. 576, p. 610, p. 616.
• Bulletin / Peabody Museum of Natural History. 1971 New Haven: Peabody Museum of Natural History, url p. 186, p. 186.
• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: The Museum, 1950-1977. url p. 203, p. 222, p. 402, p. 404.
• Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. London: The Club, 1893- url p. 157, p. 163, p. 169, p. 51.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 58 1914 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 293, p. 470, p. 634, p. 99.
• Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. url p. 191.
• Check-list and bibliography on the occurrence of insects in birds' nests. Ames, Iowa State College Press[1959] url p. 316, p. 549.
• Check-list of North American birds: the species of birds of North America from the Arctic through Panama, including the West Indies and Hawaiian Islands / prepared by the Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of the American Orni Lawrence, Kan.: American Ornithologists' Union, 1983. url p. 548, p. 786.
• Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 106, p. 108, p. 109, p. 111.
• Checklists for the CORINE Biotopes Programme and its application in the PHARE countries of Central and East Europe: including comparisons with relevant conventions and agreements on the conservation of European species and habitats EC url p. 10.
• Directory of Wetlands of International Importance. IUCN url p. 403, p. 463, p. 778.
• IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas IUCN url p. 111, p. 292.
• Ibis. [London]Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Academic Press. url p. 119, p. 164, p. 20, p. 227, p. 24, p. 26.
• Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society: official publication of the Coryndon Memorial Museum (Museum Trustees of Kenya). Nairobi, Kenya: The Museum, 1942-[1960] url p. 173.
• Madagascar: an environmental profile IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre url p. 177.
• Postilla. 1952 New Haven, Conn.: Peabody Museum of Natural History, [1950?]-c2004. url p. 32.
• Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 266, p. 649.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 28, p. 3, p. 4, p. 40, p. 5, p. 58, p. 68, p. 69, p. 89, p. 90.
• Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. London: Academic Press, [etc.], 1833-1965. url p. 394.
• Proceedings. Dorchester [etc.] url p. 157.
• Social feeding behavior of birds. 36 1954 [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1954. url p. 26.
• Special scientific report--wildlife / U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service, 1949- url p. 281, p. 318, p. 320.
• The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Bombay: The Society, url p. 257, p. 403.
• The Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam. [Bangkok, Thailand]: The Society, url p. 305.
• The Marine Mammal Commission compendium of selected treaties, international agreements, and other relevant documents on marine resources, wildlife, and the environment / compiled by Richard L. Wallace. Washington, D.C.: The Commission; 1994 url p. 689.
• The Scottish naturalist. Arbroath [etc.]T. Buncle & Co. [etc.] url , p. 124, p. 146, p. 181, p. 190.
• The birds of southeastern Madagascar / Steven M. Goodman. .. [et al.]. 87 1997 [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c1997. url p. 131.
• Type-specimens of birds in the British Museum (Natural History) / by R.L.M. Warren & C.J.O. Harrison. London: BM(NH), 1966-1973. url p. 42.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates, Bird Collection
• European Environment Agency, EUNIS
• Field Museum, Birds specimens
• GBIF-Spain, BDBCV BioBlitz in Penyagolosa
• GBIF-Spain, Museu de Ciències Naturals, Zoologia, Barcelona: MCNC-Cord
• GBIF-Sweden, Bird Ringing Centre in Sweden
• Institute of Nature Conservation PAS, National System of Proetcted Areas
• Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Israel Nature and Parks Authority
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• National Science Museum of Korea, National Science Museum of Korea Bird
• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Western Palearctic migrants in continental Africa
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Herts Bird Club - Hertfordshire Breeding Bird Atlas : 1988-1992
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
• , Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4926
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-554448
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 3085810
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554448
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 151088

Footnotes

1. Mean = 383.470 meters (1,258.104 feet), Standard Deviation = 436.040 based on 1,564 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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