African Stonechat

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1315689
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Summary

African Stonechat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,043 views/month, #1,605 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Saxicola[5]
  • Taxon name: Saxicola torquatus[6]
  • Commons category: Saxicola torquatus[7]
  • Commons gallery: Saxicola torquatus[8]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[9]
  • Original combination: Muscicapa torquata[10]
  • Short name: S. torquatus[11]
  • Taxon common name: African Stonechat[12], Gewone Bontrokkie[13], Afrikaschwarzkehlchen[14], Tarabilla común[15], Tarier d'Afrique[16], Saltimpalo africano[17], Afrikaanse Roodborsttapuit[18], Afrikansk Sortstrubet Bynkefugl[19], Afrikasvartstrupe[20], Черноголовый (африканский) чекан[21], ニシノビタキ[22], afrikansk buskskvätta[23], afrikanpensastasku[24], kląskawka afrykańska[25]
  • Taxon author citation: (Linnaeus, 1766)[26]
  • Egg incubation period: 14 day[27]

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Identifiers

African Stonechat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55371[28]. African Stonechat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 230656[29]. African Stonechat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2492526[30]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 726114[31] and 554448[32].

Why It Matters

African Stonechat has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 726114, 554448
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  2. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+14'}
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature
    Taxon rank → species
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