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Armenian Name: | Սևագլուխ չքչքան |
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See Plate 41 for Common Stonechat, Siberian Stonechat and other similar species
Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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Abundance: | Uncommon |
Length: | 12.5 cm, Wing Span:18-21 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 245. |
Description: | S. t. rubicola: all-black tail, streaked rump; S. t. armenica: white on base of black tail, unstreaked white rump; S. t. variegata: basal half of tail white, unstreaked white rump. ^^^^^^^S. t. maura (sometimes considered a separate species, Siberian Stonechat): Black tail lacking any white at base. Non-breeding- faint pale supercilium and large unstreaked pale orange rump; throat white to pale gray. Pale brown above with dark broken lines on back. Female- paler than male with a white throat. Behavior- sits on open perch; drops to ground to capture prey. Habitat- scrubby grasslands, edges of reedbeds, field edges.^^^^^^^ |
Adult (Breeding): | Male has brown-black head and upperparts with variably-sized white patches on neck and wing; variably orange breast and flanks. Female is mottled brown-gray above. |
Adult (Non-breeding): | Much duller with pale feather edges. |
Juvenile: | Dull gray-brown above; underparts show brown feather tips. |
Behavior: | Constantly flicks tail. |
Habitat: | Mountain steppe, woodland glades, fields. |
Food: | Invertebrates, seeds. |
Nest: | Grassy cup lined with hair and wool, on ground under grass tussock or in bush. |
Eggs: | 18 mm, 4-6, deep bluish-green, red-brown spots. |