Saxicola
| Saxicola | |
|---|---|
| Male European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Saxicola Bechstein, 1802 |
| Type species | |
| Motacilla rubicola Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
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Saxicola (Latin: saxum, rock + incola, dwelling in), the stonechats or chats, is a genus of 15 species of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World. They are insectivores occurring in open scrubland and grassland with scattered small shrubs.