European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

European Stonechat, a reference photo — Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) 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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of European Stonechat being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Saxicola torquatus
Saxicola maurus
Saxicola stejnegeri

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Saxicola
Species: Saxicola rubicola

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