Where does the African Stonechat live?
Saxicola torquatus has 400,762 records in 114 countries and territories, from 1837 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 400,762 records
- 114 places
- 149 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesMuscicapidaeSaxicola
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 224,155 | |
| Spain | 52,499 | |
| France | 40,219 | |
| Italy | 20,690 | |
| Kenya | 6,358 | |
| Portugal | 6,086 | |
| Madagascar | 5,450 | |
| Zimbabwe | 4,582 | |
| Tanzania | 4,508 | |
| Rwanda | 3,421 | |
| South Korea | 2,755 | |
| Botswana | 2,484 | |
| Uganda | 2,203 | |
| Eswatini | 2,090 | |
| Lesotho | 1,913 | |
| Zambia | 1,845 | |
| Germany | 1,521 | |
| United Kingdom | 1,512 | |
| Belgium | 1,347 | |
| Namibia | 1,258 | |
| Austria | 1,175 | |
| Luxembourg | 1,159 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,011 | |
| Bulgaria | 1,008 | |
| Mozambique | 1,007 | |
| Ukraine | 901 | |
| Malawi | 789 | |
| Nigeria | 778 | |
| Angola | 587 | |
| Switzerland | 465 | |
| Senegal | 413 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 405 | |
| Cameroon | 329 | |
| DR Congo | 326 | |
| Russia | 304 | |
| Japan | 274 | |
| Congo | 273 | |
| Poland | 249 | |
| Sweden | 200 | |
| Norway | 179 |
Showing the top 40 of 114 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Muscicapidae.
European Robin
10,910,255 records
European Pied Flycatcher
2,570,761 records
Black Redstart
2,495,431 records
European Stonechat
2,417,638 records
Northern Wheatear
1,785,847 records
Common Redstart
1,743,855 records
Spotted Flycatcher
1,362,209 records
Common Nightingale
1,210,599 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.