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European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola
Muscicapidae

The European stonechat is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the common stonechat. Long considered a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, genetic evidence has placed it and its relatives in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. It is found across Europe, as far east as Ukraine and the South Caucasus, and in parts of North Africa.

Summary from Wikipedia

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Sonothèque ADVL · xeno-canto 919288

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Family
Muscicapidae
Group
Perching Birds

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