Saxicola maurus (Pallas, 1773)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Siberian stonechat, Male in breeding plumage | Rollapadu, Andhra Pradesh, India; Photographed by Prasanna Kumar Mamidala
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Siberian stonechat or Asian stonechat (Saxicola maurus) is a recently validated species of the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae). Like the other thrush-like flycatchers, it was often placed in the Turdidae in the past. It breeds in the East Palearctic including in easternmost Europe and winters in the Old World tropics.
Wikipedia contributors, Siberian stonechat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:09:29.218699+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Saxicola maurus (Pallas, 1773)
- Name authority
- (Pallas, 1773)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Saxicola
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae Fleming, 1822
- genusSaxicola Bechstein, 1802
- speciesSaxicola maurus (Pallas, 1773)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Saxicola. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Saxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Saxicola ferreus J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata (Linnaeus, 1766) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Saxicola stejnegeri (Parrot, 1908) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Canary Islands Bush ChatSaxicola dacotiae (Meade-Waldo, 1889) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jerdon's Bush ChatSaxicola jerdoni (Blyth, 1867) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916346 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6XQRF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.