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Canary Islands Stonechat

Saxicola dacotiae

The Canary Islands stonechat (Saxicola dacotiae), also known as the Fuerteventura stonechat or Fuerteventura chat, and formerly known as the Canary Islands chat due to its once widespread distribution on the Canary Islands, is a sedentary resident bird found only on the island of Fuerteventura where it is known as the Caldereta. The Canary Islands stonechat is intermediate in appearance between the European stonechat and the whinchat; its body size and shape reminiscent of a lithe European robin. Its upperparts are generally coloured as the whinchat, but more contrasting, dark brown with a blackish head and back streaks. It has a purer white supercilium reaching behind the eye and white neck sides, and a light orangey-chestnut breast becoming duller and paler on the underside towards the whitish belly. The rump and tail are dark, the latter with a white pattern visible in flight. There is also a white wing band. The female is similar to a washed-out version of the male, with a brown, black-streaked head and no white neck patches. The male has a ticking call like a pebble hitting another, and a high twittering song like a European stonechat.
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Ian D
Wednesday 05 Apr 2023 - 10:20am
Spain
A map showing the sighting location
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Ian Hillery
Monday 19 Dec 2022 - 8:28am
Spain
A map showing the sighting location
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Mathieu S.
Sunday 21 Nov 2021 - 12:59pm
Spain
A photo of a Canary Islands Stonechat photographed in  Spain
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László Ilycsin
Wednesday 05 May 2021 - 10:05pm
Spain
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