African Stonechat
African Stonechat · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 14.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Partially migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 95).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 66).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
A playable recording is not currently available for this species.
🌍 Range & Habitat
16 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Saxicola torquatus felix
sw Saudi Arabia and w Yemen
- Saxicola torquatus jebelmarrae
e Chad and w Sudan
- Saxicola torquatus moptanus
Senegal and s Mali
- Saxicola torquatus nebularum
Sierra Leone and w Ivory Coast
- Saxicola torquatus axillaris
e DR Congo, Kenya and n, w Tanzania
- Saxicola torquatus promiscuus
s Tanzania to e Zimbabwe and w Mozambique
- Saxicola torquatus salax
e Nigeria to nw Angola and Bioko I.
- Saxicola torquatus stonei
e, s Angola to sw Tanzania s to n South Africa and Botswana
- Saxicola torquatus clanceyi
coastal w South Africa
- Saxicola torquatus torquatus
c South Africa
- Saxicola torquatus oreobates
Lesotho
- Saxicola torquatus voeltzkowi
montane Grande Comore (=Njazidja; nw Comoros)
- Saxicola torquatus albofasciatus
se Sudan and ne Uganda to c Ethiopia
- Saxicola torquatus sibilla
Madagascar except n, c
- Saxicola torquatus tsaratananae
n Madagascar
- Saxicola torquatus ankaratrae
c Madagascar
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Saxicola torquatus
Which family does it belong to?
Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Where is it found?
Africa: Southwestern Arabian Pen. and Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Nik Borrow · CC BY-NC
