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European Stonechat![]() Size: 11.5-13 cm; wing span 18-21 cm Weight: 13-17 g |
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Photos |
Race "rubicola"
Note that we are listing here birds from southern, near-coastal Portugal as part of race "rubicola".
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2019]
Frontal view of a male European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2019]
Near-lateral view of a male European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2019]
Lateral view of a male European Stonechat with, for comparison,
an European
Goldfinch
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2014]
Lateral/ventral view of a male European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a male European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, January 2019]
Dorsal view of a male European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2018]
Ventral view of a male European Stonechat banking to land
with its prey
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2019]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female European Stonechat taking a bath
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2015]
Lateral view of a female European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2019]
Lateral view of a female European Stonechat carrying nest material
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2019]
Dorsal view of a female European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, August 2019]
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PAIR |
Pair of European Stonechats talking to each other?
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, July 2019]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of a first-winter male European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2018]
Near-lateral view of a first-winter European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Lateral view of a first-winter European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a first-winter European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a first-winter European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, August 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a first-winter European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia river, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2019]
Dorsal view of a first-winter European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2014]
Near-frontal view of a juvenile European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, April 2017]
Male European Stonechat with two juveniles
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, June 2015]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, January 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, July 2019]
Frontal view of a fledgling European Stonechat fluttering
its wings
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, June 2019]
Lateral view of a fledgling European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2015]
Near-dorsal view of a fledgling European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2019]
Race "hibernans"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male European Stonechat in worn
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Near-frontal view of a male European Stonechat in worn
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Near-lateral view of a male European Stonechat in worn
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Lateral view of a male European Stonechat in worn
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Lateral view of a female European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a female European Stonechat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of a juvenile European Stonechat starting to moult
into adult plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Near-frontal view of a juvenile European Stonechat starting to moult
into adult plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Lateral view of a juvenile European Stonechat in a bramble shrub
(photo courtesy of G. Normand
)
[Near Vannes, Bretagne, France, August 2020]
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Food, Diet |
Lateral view of a male European Stonechat with its prey
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a male European Stonechat with its prey,
possibly a moth
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2015]
Near-dorsal view of an European Stonechat with what
looks like a berry
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2019]
Dragonflies seem to know that European Stonechats do not prey on them
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, August 2019]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
stoncht_jp_20200422.m4a |
rubicola (Portugal) |
Territorial calls (male) | © JP | |
stoncht_jp_20200605.m4a |
rubicola (Portugal) |
Alarm calls(?) | © JP |
More European Stonechat sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.