Saxicola rubicola (Linnaeus, 1766)
(Stonechat)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSaxicola rubicola (Stonechat)
GenusSaxicola (a genus of birds)
FamilyMUSCICAPIDAE (flycatchers)
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Saxicola rubicola (Stonechat) :
1: Saxicola rubicola (Stonechat)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, perched on reed stem
Image 1: Male - winter plumage - dorso-lateral viewImage 2: Male - winter plumage - lateral viewImage 3: Male - winter plumage - lateral view (2)Image 4: Male - winter plumage - ventro-lateral viewImage 5: Male - winter plumage - ventro-lateral view (2)
2: Saxicola rubicola (Stonechat)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, perched on grass
Image 1: Female - winter plumage - dorso-lateral viewImage 2: Female - winter plumage - dorso-lateral view (2)Image 3: Female - winter plumage - lateral viewImage 4: Female - winter plumage - lateral view (2)Image 5: Female - winter plumage - ventro-lateral view

Saxicola rubicola (Stonechat) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Saxicola rubicola (Stonechat)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Saxicola rubicola (Stonechat)
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