Species

This taxon is Not Recognised as a species by BirdLife International.

Taxonomic source(s)
Wittmann, U.; Heidrich, P.; Wink, M.; Gwinner, E. 1995. Speciation in the Stonechat (Saxicola torquata) inferred from nucleotide sequences of the cytochrome-b gene. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 33: 116-122.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Saxicola maurus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013.

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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