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Stonechat Saxicola torquatus [Linnaeus, 1766]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
BTO Codes:
SC, STOCH
EURING No:
11390
Number in Britain:
15 thousand pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder
Subspecies:
hibernans (RB), maurus (V), variegatus (V) recorded in Britain (of 23 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
12 cm
Wingspan:
20 cm
Weight:
M/F: 15 g
Scientific name from:
L.: saxum =a rock + colere =to dwell
and L.: torquis =a collar
World Distribution:
Eurasia, locally in Africa
Habitat:
Open country, scrub
Diet:
Invertebrates, occ. berries, hunts from perch picking up food from ground
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
8500 to 22 thousand pairs
in 1988-91
Note: Best estimate
First Record:
11th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
Conservation Status:
GREEN
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern:
hibernans GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Coastal Habitat
Also common in:
Grass/Heath
And found in:
Bog, Marsh
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
18 to 4.6 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III),Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
19 x 14 mm
Egg Weight:
2.1 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
133
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
5 - 6 eggs
5.17 ± 0.73 (2 - 7) N = 813
Incubation:
15 days
14.64 ± 0.70 (13.5 - 16.5) N = 813
by the:
Female
Fledging:
14 - 15days
14.14 ± 1.07 (12 - 16) N = 1816
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
25 Apr (25 Mar - 26 Jun)
Number of Broods:
2-3(4)
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
1056
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
4yr 11m
(Germany: 8yr 1m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
67.4 ± 1.8
Range
65 - 70 mm, N =829
Juvenile:
67.5 ± 1.7
65 - 70 mm, N =874
Male:
68.0 ± 1.5
66 - 70 mm, N =457
Female:
66.6 ± 1.8
64 - 69 mm, N =365
Weight
Adult:
15.81 ± 1.25
Range
14.10 - 18.00 g , N =765
Juvenile:
15.52 ± 1.21
13.80 - 17.50 g , N =787
Male:
15.50 ± 1.01
14.10 - 17.30 g , N =420
Female:
16.20 ± 1.41 .
14.20 - 19.00 g , N =338
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Eurasian Stonechat
Gaelic:
Clacharan
Welsh:
Clochdar y Cerrig
Danish:
Sortstrubet bynkefugl
Dutch:
Roodborsttapuit
Finnish:
Mustapäätasku
French:
Traquet pâtre
German:
Schwarzkehlchen
Hungarian:
Cigány-csaláncsúcs
Icelandic:
Hagaskvetta
Irish:
Caislín Cloch
Italian:
Saltimpalo
Norwegian:
Svartstrupe
Polish:
Klaskawka zwyczajna
Portuguese:
Cartaxo-comum
Spanish:
Tarabilla común
Swedish:
Svarthakad buskskvätta
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Urquhart, E. 2002 Stonechats: a guide to the genus Saxicola Christopher Helm, London
[598.911 URQ]
See Also:
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