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es: Saxicola dacotiae

es: Saxicola caprata

es: Saxicola

The Whinchat ( Saxicola rubetra ) is a small migratory passerine bird breeding in Europe and western Asia and wintering in Africa.

Saxicola derives from Latin saxum (" rock ") + incola (" dwelling "); rubetra is a Latin term for a small bird.

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* Saxicola rubetra Whinchat

The heaths have strong breeding populations of birds, including Whinchat ( Saxicola rubetra ) and African Stonechat ( Saxicola torquata ).

In Britain, France and Ireland, it is particularly noted for supporting Dartford Warblers ( Sylvia undata ) and European Stonechats ( Saxicola rubicola ); the common name of the Whinchat ( Saxicola rubetra ) attests to its close association with Ulex.

Of particular note in this park are the: Hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus ), European Honey Buzzard ( Pernis apivorus ), Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago ), Red-backed Shrike ( Lanius collurio ), Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ), Garden Warbler ( Sylvia borin ) and Whinchat ( Saxicola rubetra ).

For the Winchat ( Saxicola rubetra ), the area of Mourela is the unique nesting ground in Portugal, while the Red-backed Shrike and Yellowhammer is limited to Castro Lombeiro plateau and northern corners of the Park.

* Whinchat Saxicola rubetra