Black-throated stone psitta (scientific name: Saxicola torquata), black-throated stone psitta male: the entire head is black, the back and shoulders are also black and slightly embellished with brown chestnut feathers, gradually graying to the waist, the tail coverts are white; the neck side has white spots, also has brown chestnut feather margins; the flying feathers are black brown, the outer coverts are black and the inner coverts are white; the tail feathers are black; the thorax is chestnut brown, and the abdomen gradually fades to a pale chestnut brown. Black-throated stone egret female: head, neck, back and shoulders black brown, head and neck with light tan feathers, back and shoulders with light tan broad margins, lower waist light tan, tail coverts nearly white; tail feathers black brown; wings black brown, coverts with light tan feathers and light tan feathers, the medial coverts and the base of the innermost flying feathers are white; the frontal and eyebrow lines are light brown; the lower body, chin and throat are light brownish white, the brown of the thorax is slightly thicker, and the remaining abdomen is light brown and slightly pale with pale feathers. Black-throated stone glyphs: the upper body feathers have obvious pale brown feather spots, the body color is colorful; the flight feathers and tail feathers are black brown, with light tan feathers, and the tail covert feathers are reddish brown; the chin, throat to the chest are mixed with different degrees of black spots, and the ventral surface is reddish brown. Black-throated stone glauber eggs: oval, pale green, blue-green or duck egg cyan, covered with reddish-brown or rust-red spots.
China is distributed in Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Hubei, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan and other places.
It inhabits low mountains , hills , plains , meadows , swamps , field shrublands , wildernesses , and scrub meadows near lakes and rivers. From a few hundred meters above sea level to more than 4000 meters above sea level, it is distributed in highland river valleys and hillside shrub grasslands, and is a widely distributed and adaptable shrub grassland bird. It does not enter dense forests, but is frequently found in forest edge shrublands and sparsely forested meadows, as well as in forest swamps, tower head meadows, and low-lying wet roadside scrub and groundside meadows. Black-throated stone psittacules are often moved alone or in pairs. He usually likes to stand on the branches of shrubs and small trees, and sometimes stands on the power lines and branches of crops in the field or on the side of the road, and constantly twists the tail feathers. Sometimes it also stands still at the head of the branch, watching the movement around it, and if it encounters flying insects or sees insect activity on the ground, it immediately flies to catch it and then returns to the same place. Sometimes you can also flap your wings to stay in the air, or fly vertically up and down. During breeding, it is often possible to stand on a high place such as isolated small trees and sing, and the song is sharp and loud. The black-throated stone peacon is a summer migratory bird that usually migrates to its breeding grounds in late March and early April, and flies to its wintering grounds in late September and early October. The black-throated stone moth nests in small trees or shrubs under the edge of the meadow or in the caves of fallen trees. The nest is bowl-shaped. The outer layer of the nest is dominated by tower head moss grass, mixed with thorns and dried leaves. Inside, it is more delicate, with horsetails, wild boar hair, roe deer hair and feathers. The outer diameter of the nest is 100-135×70-95 mm; the inner diameter of the nest is 70×50-75 mm; and the depth of the nest is 45-60 mm. The black-throated stone moth feeds mainly on insects, mainly locusts, grasshoppers, beetles, golden needle worms, leaf beetles, scarabs, weevils, giddings, borer moths, leaf filariae, larvae of the butterfly family, larvae of the boat moth family, bees, ants and other insects and insect larvae, but also eat other invertebrates such as earthworms and spiders, as well as a small number of plant fruits and seeds.
The breeding period of the black-throated stone is from April to July, during the breeding period, the male birds often stand in the nest area of the relatively high branches and sing, the female is committed to nesting, after the nest is built, it begins to lay eggs, breeding 1-2 nests in 1 year, laying 5-8 eggs per clutch, and laying 1 egg in 1 day. The incubation of the eggs is undertaken by the female, and the incubation period is 12±1 day. The chicks are late in nature, co-bred by male and female parent birds, transported back to food by the mouth, and after 12-13 days of nesting life, the young birds can leave the nest, and must be fed for a few days after leaving the nest.