Breeding male © Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok eBird S42115384 Macaulay Library ML 293009251
Female © Brian Sullivan
Nonbreeding male © Neoh Hor Kee
Breeding male © Frederic Liu
Female © Brian Sullivan
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Breeding male © Craig Brelsford

Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri

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Identification

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A chunky little bird found in a wide variety of open landscapes, often sitting on exposed perches. Breeding male has a black head, a broad white half-collar, mostly rusty-red underparts, and a white undertail and rump. Non-breeding male is patchier, with a paler head and chest. Female is predominantly streaky brown above and pale below, with a small white patch on the wing but no strongly contrasting pattern on the face. Siberian Stonechat is extremely similar, and in areas of overlap, or in cases of vagrancy, most individuals are inseparable based on current knowledge. Amur Stonechat typically shows slightly less white on the rump.

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