African Stonechat / Saxicola torquatus LC
- Synonyms Kilimanjaro Stonechat, African or Madagascar Stonechat, Ethiopian Stonechat, Stonechat (African), Madagascar or Ethiopian Stonechat, Stonechat, African or Ethiopian Stonechat, African, Common Stonechat
- Old latin name for bird Saxicola torquata, Saxicola axillaris, Pratincola axillaris, Muscicapa torquata
African Stonechatbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see African Stonechat
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion sw Arabian Pen. and Sub-Saharan Africa
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Guinea
- Hungary
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
African Stonechat subspecies (16)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxicola torquatus albofasciatus | se Sudan and ne Uganda to c Ethiopia | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus ankaratrae | c Madagascar | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus axillaris | e DR Congo, Kenya and n, w Tanzania | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus clanceyi | coastal w South Africa | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus felix | sw Saudi Arabia and w Yemen | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus jebelmarrae | e Chad and w Sudan | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus moptanus | Senegal and s Mali | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus nebularum | Sierra Leone and w Ivory Coast | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus oreobates | Lesotho | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus promiscuus | s Tanzania to e Zimbabwe and w Mozambique | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus salax | e Nigeria to nw Angola and Bioko I. | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus sibilla | Madagascar except n, c | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus stonei | e, s Angola to sw Tanzania s to n South Africa and Botswana | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus torquatus | c South Africa | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus tsaratananae | n Madagascar | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus voeltzkowi | montane Grande Comore (=Njazidja; nw Comoros) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gewone Bontrokkie, Bontrokkie |
| Arabic | القليعي المطوق, قليعي مطوق, البرقش المطوق, بريقش زياني |
| Armenian | [Sevagluch Chkchkan ], Սևագլուխ Չքչքան |
| Belarusian | Афрыканскі ерчык |
| Bengali | পাতি শিলাফিদ্দা |
| Bulgarian | Черногушо ливадарче, Африканско ливадарче |
| Catalan | bitxac africà |
| Chinese | 黑喉石(即鳥), 非洲石(即鸟), 黑喉石, 非洲石䳭, 非洲石即鸟, 黑喉石(即鸟), 黑喉石鵖, 黑喉石即鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 非洲石鵖 |
| Croatian | Crnoglavi Batic, Afrički batić, Crnoglavi Batić |
| Czech | Brambornícek cernohlavý, Bramborníček černohlavý, bramborníček africký |
| Danish | Afrikansk Bynkefugl, Afrika/Madagaskar Bynkefugl, Sortstrubet bynkefugl |
| Dutch | Roodborsttapuit, Afrikaanse Roodborsttapuit |
| Esperanto | Nigragorĝulo, Afrika nigragorĝulo |
| Estonian | kaelustäks, Aafrika kaelustäks |
| Faroese | Svartstólpa |
| Finnish | Mustapäätasku, afrikanpensastasku |
| French | T. de Madagascar ou T. d'Éthiopie, Tarier d'Afrique ou T. d'Éthiopie, Tarier d'Afrique, Tarier pâtre (Afrique), Tarier d'Afrique ou T. de Madagascar, Tarier d’Afrique |
| Frisian | Afrikaansk swartkieltsje |
| Galician | Chasco africano |
| Georgian | შავთავა ოვსადი |
| German | Afrikaschwarzkehlchen, Afrikanisches Schwarzkehlchen |
| Greek | Αφρικαvικός μαυρoλαίμης, Αφρικανικός Μαυρολαίμης, Μαυρολαίμης |
| Hebrew | דוחל שחור־גרון, דוחל שחור גרון, דוחל שחור-גרון |
| Hungarian | Cigánycsuk (Afrikai), Afrikai cigánycsuk, Cigánycsuk |
| Icelandic | Hagaskvetta |
| Indonesian | Decu Batu |
| Irish | Caislín Cloch, Caislín cloch Afracach |
| Italian | Saltimpalo, Saltimpalo africano |
| Japanese | アフリカノビタキ, ノビタキ, ニシノビタキ |
| Korean | 검은딱새 |
| Latvian | Afrikas čakstīte |
| Lithuanian | juodagalvė kiauliukė, Juodagalve kiauliuke |
| Macedonian | Африканско ливадарче |
| Malagasy | Fitadroranga, vangamanga, Fitatra |
| Maltese | Buċaqq ta'l-Afrika |
| Manx | Claghan ny gleigh Affrickagh |
| Northern Sami | Afrihkáčáhppesskilki |
| Norwegian | afrikasvartstrupe, Svartstrupe |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Afrikasvartstrupe |
| Polish | klaskawka zwyczajna, kląskawka, kląskawka afrykańska, kląskawka (zwyczajna), kląskawka zwyczajna |
| Portuguese | cartaxo comum, cartaxo, Cartaxo-comum, cartaxo-africano |
| Romanian | Mărăcinar african |
| Romansh | puppennair |
| Russian | Чекан черноголовый, Африканский черноголовый чекан, Черноголовый чекан, Африканский чекан |
| Serbian | crnoglava travarka, Afrička travarka |
| Slovak | pŕhľaviar bielokrký, prhlaviar hnedoprsý, pŕhľaviar čiernohlavý |
| Slovenian | prosnik, Afriški prosnik |
| Spanish | Tarabilla común, Tarabilla africana, Tarabilla Común Africana |
| Swahili | Mhozo Kichwa-cheusi |
| Swedish | Svarthakad buskskvätta, afrikansk buskskvätta, afrikansk buskskvätta/madagaskarbuskskvätta |
| Thai | นกยอดหญ้าหัวดำ |
| Turkish | Afrika Taşkuşu, Taşkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Трав'янка чорноголова, трав’янка африканська, Трав'янка африканська, Трав'янка чорноголова , Чорноголовий чекан |
| Welsh | Clochdar y Cerrig, Clochdar y cerrig Affrica |
| Xhosa | Ingcaphe |
| Zulu | isAncaphela |