Stoliczka's Bushchat
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Saxicola macrorhynchus |
Stoliczka's Bushchat, Saxicola macrorhyncha, is an Old World flycatcher in the genus Saxicola. It is also known as the White-browed Bushchat.
This desert specialist has a small, declining population because of agricultural intensification and encroachment, which qualifies it as vulnerable.
Stolizca's Bushchat is found in a circumscribed area of semi- arid country in north-western India and (perhaps now formerly) eastern Pakistan. It has apparently strayed as far east as the Bharatpur area of Rajasthan and as far south as Goa, with two simultaneous historical records from southern Afghanistan.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Saxicola macrorhynchus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used
- Red-Data Book Species Information
- Endangered and Threatened Birds of the World, a photo discussion by Don Roberson
- Urquhart, E. & Bowley, A. 2002. Stonechats. A Guide to the Genus Saxicola. Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6024-4
