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Common name:

Siberian Stonechat

Ladakhi name:

unknown

Scientific name:

 Saxicola maurus

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

muscicapidae

fun facts:

The Siberian Stonechat, also called the Asian Stonechat, is a summer visitor. Can be spotted in open, drier hillsides, near cultivations with scattered bush up to 4000 m. The sexes look different.

Bird Club Contributor:

Tsewang Namgyal Issi, Nubra