#0565 · 🐦 birds

European Stonechat

🇳🇱 Roodborsttapuit ·Saxicola rubicola

🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

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.

base stats

NL sightings 2,074iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 68,353iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 2,074 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #34 most seen of the birds in NL.
68,353 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1766 (260 years ago).