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Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra
Muscicapidae Low risk

The whinchat is a small migratory passerine bird breeding in Europe and western Asia and wintering in central Africa. At one time considered to be in the thrush family, Turdidae, it is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Both sexes have a strong supercilium, brownish upper parts mottled darker, a pale throat and breast, a pale buff to whitish belly, and a blackish tail with white bases to the outer tail feathers, but in the breeding season, the male has an orange-buff throat and breast.

Summary from Wikipedia

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Sonothèque ADVL · xeno-canto 776690

At a glance

Family
Muscicapidae
Group
Perching Birds
Conservation status
Low risk

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