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Common stonechat is the name used for the Saxicola species Saxicola torquatus when this is treated in its broad sense.
It is, however, now more widely considered to be a superspecies consisting of several related but distinct species,<ref>IOC World Bird List Template:Webarchive and references cited therein</ref> which are outwardly fairly similar but genetically distinct and replacing each other geographically without significant hybridisation:<ref name=Urquhart>Urquhart, E., & Bowley, A. (2002): Stonechats. A Guide to the Genus Saxicola. Christopher Helm, London. Template:ISBN</ref><ref>Woog, F., Wink, M., Rastegar-Pouyani, E., Gonzalez, J., & Helm, B. (2008). Distinct taxonomic position of the Madagascar stonechat (Saxicola torquatus sibilla) revealed by nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial DNA. J. Ornithol. 149: 423–430. Full text</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal See also: Template:Cite journal </ref>
- African stonechat Saxicola torquatus in the strict sense
- European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Siberian stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Amur stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Madagascar stonechat Saxicola sibilla
Three other species, not previously included within the broad view of common stonechat, have also been shown to be members of the superspecies:<ref name=Urquhart/><ref name=Illera>Illera, J. C., Richardson, D. S., Helm, B., Atienza, J. C., & Emerson, B. C. (2008). Phylogenetic relationships, biogeography and speciation in the avian genus Saxicola. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48: 1145–1154. Full text. Template:Webarchive</ref>
- Fuerteventura chat Saxicola dacotiae
- Reunion stonechat Saxicola tectes
- White-tailed stonechat Saxicola leucurus
Species status possible,<ref name=Urquhart/> but not yet verified:
- Ethiopian stonechat Saxicola (torquatus) albofasciatus
Not all of the above are currently recognised as full species by all of the relevant taxonomical authorities, for example the British Ornithologists' Union,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> currently include stejnegeri as a subspecies of Saxicola maurus.<ref> BOU Records Committee [1], September 2011.</ref>