Wildlifeof Malaysia
Amur Stonechat
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
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Saxicola stejnegeri
Also known as: Saxicola maurus stejnegeri
AviList (2026) treats this bird as a subspecies, Saxicola maurus stejnegeri, of the Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus). IOC lists it as a separate species.
Basic stats
Range
Breeds in the East Palearctic; winters in the tropics
Stejneger's stonechat, also called the Amur stonechat, is a stonechat of the East Palearctic that is treated in different ways by different checklists. The account used here covers the wider Siberian or Asian stonechat group, which breeds in the East Palearctic and winters in the Old World tropics, and gives no separate account of the Amur form, so no species-specific details are stated (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Amur Stonechat found?
- Breeds in the East Palearctic; winters in the tropics