stonechats

BREEDING BIOLOGY AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF EASTERN SIBERIAN STONECHAT - SAXICOLA (TORQUATUS) STEJNEGERI (PARROT, 1908) (MUSCICAPIDAE, AVES)

The breeding biology and social organization of a population of the Eastern Siberian stonechat were studied in the Khingan State Nature Reserve (Amur region, Russia) in 2013. This is a territorial monogamy species, inhabiting various types of open areas and nesting on the ground. The Eastern Siberian stonechat belongs to the Common stonechat complex comprising 3 or 4 sibling species.