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Saxicola

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Muscicapidae

Taxonomy
Saxicola was named by Bechstein (1802). It is extant.

It was assigned to Turdidae by Mlikovsky (2002); and to Muscicapidae by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Saxicola Bechstein
2002Saxicola Mlikovsky p. 241
2017Saxicola Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyMuscicapidaeFleming 1822
genusSaxicolaBechstein 1802

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Saxicola Bechstein 1802
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Saxicola rubetra Linnaeus 1758 [whinchat]
Saxicola torquatus Linnaeus 1766 [African stonechat]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:42:28
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:42:28
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Murcia) S. torquata (34128)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) S. torquata (125321)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain S. torquata, S. rubetra (194940)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) S. rubetra (215376 215378)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom (Wales) S. torquata (125439)