African Stonechat / Saxicola torquatus
| African Stonechat bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Common Stonechat, Stonechat (African), African or Ethiopian Stonechat, Stonechat, Kilimanjaro Stonechat, African or Madagascar Stonechat, Ethiopian Stonechat |
| Old latin name for bird | Muscicapa torquata, Saxicola torquata, Saxicola axillaris, Pratincola axillaris |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae |
| Genus | Saxicola |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | sw Arabian Pen. and Sub-Saharan Africa |
African Stonechat bird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Jerdon's Bush Chat
White-bellied Bush Chat
White-throated Bush Chat
Pied Bush Chat
European Stonechat
Amur Stonechat
White-tailed Stonechat
Whinchat
Siberian Stonechat
Where to see African Stonechat
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Guinea
- Hungary
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- 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 (13)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxicola torquatus albofasciatus | se Sudan and ne Uganda to c Ethiopia | - | 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 stonei | e, s Angola to sw Tanzania s to n South Africa and Botswana | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus torquatus | c South Africa | - | No |
| Saxicola torquatus voeltzkowi | montane Grande Comore (=Njazidja; nw Comoros) | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gewone Bontrokkie, Bontrokkie |
| Arabic | بريقش زياني, قليعي مطوق, القليعي المطوق, البرقش المطوق |
| Armenian | Սևագլուխ Չքչքան, [Sevagluch Chkchkan ] |
| Belarusian | Афрыканскі ерчык |
| Bengali | পাতি শিলাফিদ্দা |
| Bulgarian | Черногушо ливадарче, Африканско ливадарче |
| Catalan | bitxac africà |
| Chinese | 黑喉石即鸟, 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(即鳥) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 非洲石鵖 |
| Croatian | Afrički batić, Crnoglavi Batic, crnoglavi batić |
| Czech | Bramborníček černohlavý, Brambornícek cernohlavý, bramborníček africký |
| Danish | Sortstrubet Bynkefugl |
| Dutch | Roodborsttapuit, Afrikaanse Roodborsttapuit |
| Esperanto | Afrika nigragorĝulo |
| Estonian | Aafrika kaelustäks, kaelustäks |
| Faroese | Svartstólpa |
| Finnish | afrikanpensastasku, Mustapäätasku |
| French | Tarier pâtre (Afrique), Tarier d'Afrique ou T. de Madagascar, Tarier d'Afrique, Tarier pâtre, Tarier d’Afrique, Tarier d'Afrique ou T. d'Éthiopie |
| Frisian | Afrikaansk swartkieltsje |
| Galician | Chasco africano |
| Georgian | შავთავა ოვსადი |
| German | Afrikaschwarzkehlchen, Afrikanisches Schwarzkehlchen, Schwarzkehlchen |
| Greek | Μαυρολαίμης, Αφρικαvικός μαυρoλαίμης |
| Hebrew | דוחל שחור־גרון, דוחל שחור גרון, דוחל שחור-גרון |
| Hungarian | Afrikai cigánycsuk, Cigánycsuk |
| Icelandic | Hagaskvetta |
| Indonesian | Decu Batu |
| Irish | Caislín cloch Afracach, Caislín Cloch |
| Italian | Saltimpalo africano, Saltimpalo |
| Japanese | ニシノビタキ, アフリカノビタキ, ノビタキ |
| Korean | 검은딱새 |
| Latvian | Afrikas čakstīte |
| Lithuanian | Juodagalve kiauliuke, juodagalvė kiauliukė |
| Macedonian | Африканско ливадарче |
| Malagasy | vangamanga, Fitatra, Fitadroranga |
| Maltese | Buċaqq ta'l-Afrika |
| Manx | Claghan ny gleigh Affrickagh |
| Northern Sami | Afrihkáčáhppesskilki |
| Norwegian | Svartstrupe, afrikasvartstrupe, Afrikasvartstrupe |
| Polish | kląskawka afrykańska, kląskawka, klaskawka zwyczajna, kląskawka (zwyczajna), kląskawka zwyczajna |
| Portuguese | cartaxo-africano, Cartaxo-comum, cartaxo comum, cartaxo |
| Romanian | Mărăcinar african |
| Romansh | puppennair |
| Russian | Африканский чекан, Чекан черноголовый, Черноголовый (африканский) чекан, Черноголовый чекан |
| Serbian | Afrička travarka, crnoglava travarka |
| Slovak | pŕhľaviar čiernohlavý, pŕhľaviar bielokrký, prhlaviar hnedoprsý |
| Slovenian | Afriški prosnik, prosnik |
| Spanish | Tarabilla común, Tarabilla africana |
| Swahili | Mhozo Kichwa-cheusi |
| Swedish | Svarthakad buskskvätta, afrikansk buskskvätta |
| Thai | นกยอดหญ้าหัวดำ |
| Turkish | Taşkuşu, Afrika Taşkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Трав'янка чорноголова , трав’янка африканська, Чорноголовий чекан, Трав'янка африканська, трав’янка чорноголова |
| Welsh | Clochdar y cerrig Affrica, Clochdar y Cerrig |
| Xhosa | Ingcaphe |
| Zulu | isAncaphela |