---
title: "European Stonechat"
description: "Saxicola rubicola — Aves. The European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the common stonechat."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/european-stonechat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European Stonechat

> Saxicola rubicola — Aves. The European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the common stonechat.

- Scientific name: *Saxicola rubicola*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 66894
- Wikidata: [Q838665](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q838665)
- iNaturalist taxon: [201192](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201192)

## Names

- en: European Stonechat
- de: Schwarzkehlchen
- es: Tarabilla europea
- fr: Tarier pâtre
- pl: Kląskawka zwyczajna

## Countries with the most observations

ES (13969), GB (11294), FR (7225), PT (7119), DE (4556), IT (2816), NL (2018), IE (1138), RU (1067), IL (932), DZ (800), BE (695)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_stonechat

## Photo

![European Stonechat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-stonechat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stuart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205899704

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-stonechat?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).