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🦉 The Siberian stonechat or Asian stonechat (Saxicola maurus)

• Saxicola (lat ): saxum rock, stone, -cola inhabitant
• maurus (lat.): Moorish, black

These birds inhabit open spaces, such as meadows or clearings in front of or among forests. They are easy to spot, as their habit includes perching on the tops of shrubs or grass. This makes them very visible, especially in spring, before all the vegetation has bloomed.

Males can be seen most often, as they are busy guarding their territory, while females are busy building a nest or incubating eggs.
The male has red black plumage with a bright red spot on the chest, while the females have dark red plumage and a light orange chest.