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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Past records in our database:

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Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):

Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
Average number of individuals by week based on Singapore Bird Database data, Jul 2013 to Jun 2023 (all records)
Peak weeks Jan 08-Jan 14, Jan 15-Jan 21, Jan 22-Jan 28
Early date 17 Oct 1990
Late date 20 Apr 2019
Another species that's seemingly getting rarer. Last record was in Mar 2020, at Lim Chu Kang Lane 3.
Female Amur Stonechat at Punggol Barat. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Amur Stonechat at Neo Tiew Harvest Lane. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Female Amur Stonechat in non-breeding plumage at Punggol Barat. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Amur Stonechat at Turut Track. Photo credit: Francis Yap
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
Male Amur Stonechat at Punggol Barat. Photo Credit: Alan Ng
Amur Stonechat at Turut Track. 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

Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Amur Stonechat. Retrieved on October 2, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/amur-stonechat.

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