Amur Stonechat

This species is defined as a Review Species . Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page .

Scientific Name: Saxicola stejnegeri

Malay Name: Murai-Sawah Biasa

Chinese Name: 东亚石䳭

Range: Found from Siberia, northern China, Japan to Korea and winters to southern China and Southeast Asia

Taxonomy: Monotypic.

Size: 14 cm

Identification: Breeding male has black head, upperparts and wings, broad white patch on side of nape and neck, white wing patch, whitish rump and orange-rufous breast. Female has streaked crown, sandy-brown upperparts and unmarked buffish underparts with rufescent breast. Non-breeding male resembles female but black feather-bases visible on head-sides/throat and lores/chin often all black.

Habitat: Grasslands and other open habitats.

Behaviour/Ecology: Often sits atop an open perch, drops to ground to pick up food and returns to the same perch or one nearby.

Local Status: Rare migrant

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Featured reports: Nov 2022

Past accepted records in our database:

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Amur Stonechat at Turut Track. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Amur Stonechat at Turut Track. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Amur Stonechat at Neo Tiew Harvest Lane. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Female Amur Stonechat at Punggol Barat. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Female Amur Stonechat in non-breeding plumage at Punggol Barat. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Male Amur Stonechat at Punggol Barat. Photo Credit: Alan Ng
Female Amur Stonechat at Pang Sua Connector, 15 February 2012. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Amur Stonechat at Neo Tiew Harvest Lane. Photo credit: Francis Yap
External Links:

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Amur Stonechat)

References:

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Singapore Birds Project. (n.d.). Amur Stonechat. Retrieved on March 20, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/amur-stonechat.