Stonechat

The European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the common stonechat. Long considered a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, genetic evidence has placed it and its relatives in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.

Scientific name: Saxicola torquata
Italian name: Saltimpalo
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae