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Common stonechat is the name used for the '' Saxicola'' species ''Saxicola torquatus'' when this is treated in its broad sense.
It is, however, now more widely considered to be a superspecies consisting of several related but distinct species, which are outwardly fairly similar but genetically distinct and replacing each other geographically without significant hybridisation:Urquhart, E., & Bowley, A. (2002): ''Stonechats. A Guide to the Genus Saxicola''. Christopher Helm, London.
* African stonechat ''Saxicola torquatus'' in the strict sense
* European stonechat ''Saxicola rubicola''
* Siberian stonechat ''Saxicola maurus''
* Amur stonechat ''Saxicola stejnegeri''
* Madagascar stonechat ''Saxicola sibilla''
Three other species, not previously included within the broad view of common stonechat, have also been shown to be members of the superspecies:Illera, J. C., Richardson, D. S., Helm, B., Atienza, J. C., & Emerson, B. C. (2008). Phylogenetic relationships, biogeography and speciation in the avian genus Saxicola. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 48: 1145-1154
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* Fuerteventura chat ''Saxicola dacotiae'' *
September 2011.
Common stonechat is the name used for the '' Saxicola'' species ''Saxicola torquatus'' when this is treated in its broad sense.
It is, however, now more widely considered to be a superspecies consisting of several related but distinct species, which are outwardly fairly similar but genetically distinct and replacing each other geographically without significant hybridisation:Urquhart, E., & Bowley, A. (2002): ''Stonechats. A Guide to the Genus Saxicola''. Christopher Helm, London.
* African stonechat ''Saxicola torquatus'' in the strict sense
* European stonechat ''Saxicola rubicola''
* Siberian stonechat ''Saxicola maurus''
* Amur stonechat ''Saxicola stejnegeri''
* Madagascar stonechat ''Saxicola sibilla''
Three other species, not previously included within the broad view of common stonechat, have also been shown to be members of the superspecies:Illera, J. C., Richardson, D. S., Helm, B., Atienza, J. C., & Emerson, B. C. (2008). Phylogenetic relationships, biogeography and speciation in the avian genus Saxicola. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 48: 1145-1154Full text.
* Fuerteventura chat ''Saxicola dacotiae'' *
Reunion stonechat
Reunion may refer to:
* Class reunion
* Family reunion
Reunion, Réunion, Re-union, Reunions or The Reunion may also refer to:
Places
* Réunion, a French overseas department and island in the Indian Ocean
* Reunion, Commerce City, Colorado, US ...
''Saxicola tectes''
* White-tailed stonechat
The white-tailed stonechat (''Saxicola leucurus'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Description
Very similar in plumage to european stonechat
The European stone ...
''Saxicola leucurus''
Species status possible, but not yet verified:
* Ethiopian stonechat ''Saxicola'' (''torquatus'') ''albofasciatus''
Not all of the above are currently recognised as full species by all of the relevant taxonomical authorities, for example the British Ornithologists' Union
The British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) aims to encourage the study of birds ("ornithology") and around the world, in order to understand their biology and to aid their conservation. The BOU was founded in 1858 by Professor Alfred Newton, Henry ...
, currently include ''stejnegeri'' as a subspecies of ''Saxicola maurus''. BOU Records CommitteSeptember 2011.
References
{{Reflist Saxicola