African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)
About the African Stonechat
The African stonechat or common stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) is a species of the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae), inhabiting sub-Saharan Africa and adjacent regions. Like the other chats, it was long assigned to the thrush family (Turdidae), to which the chats are convergent. Its scientific name refer to its appearance and habitat and means "collared rock-dweller": Saxicola from Latin saxum ("rock") + incola ("one who dwells in a place"), torquatus, Latin for "collared".
No audio on this page yet
We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 93 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 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 Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi 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.