White-tailed Stonechat (Saxicola leucurus)
About the White-tailed Stonechat
The white-tailed stonechat (Saxicola leucurus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Very similar in plumage to european stonechat (Saxicola rubicola). The male has black head, white collar and bright rufous chest patch. The back and wings are dark, with white on wing coverts and rump. The key differentiating feature from male common stonechat is the white inner webs of outer tail feathers which is visible when the bird spreads the tail in flight or while landing. Note that this may not be visible when the tail is folded. The female is very similar to female european stonechat, but is overall paler with duller rump, tail and wings.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 5 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in India in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicolarecording
- Reunion StonechatSaxicola tectesrecording
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetrarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.