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Common Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Description:

A small black bird with white wing patches and white on the lower underbelly and under the rump.

Habitat:

Open rough scrub land and rough grassland with scattered shrubs. On migration may be found in drier areas.

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11 Comments

espinoza.enoc
espinoza.enoc 12 years ago

nice, check my new pics of Macaws

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

Thanks Argy ,Azri!!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Good catch Atul. Lovely little bird.

AzriAzmi
AzriAzmi 12 years ago

Nice one Atul !

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

Thanks Satyen, Karen ,Suranjan ,Alice

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Lovely closeup.

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

thanks for pointing it out Antonio !! i had entered a wrong scientific name!!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Very pretty!

SuranjanMithra
SuranjanMithra 12 years ago

cool shot Atul !

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Nice bird!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

beautifull Atul,we have here the saxicolla torquata,almost the same,in first site it looks the same.are you certain of that id?
see this link
http://www.google.pt/search?q=saxicola+t...

Atul
Spotted by
Atul

Union Territory of Dādra and Nagar Haveli, India

Spotted on Jan 11, 2012
Submitted on Jan 16, 2012

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