Mountain Wheatear (Myrmecocichla monticola)

Other Names (World)
Mountain Wheatear, Mountain Chat

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
18 - 20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1818)

Range (Guide)

Angola, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland.

Vagrant to Botswana.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A clear, thrush-like, whistling song, interspersed with harsh chatters.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (24)...)

Mountain Wheatear (Myrmecocichla monticola) [XC328361]
by Tony Archer from Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)

Mountain Wheatear (Myrmecocichla monticola) [XC515439]
by Tony Archer from Skitterykloof, South Africa (call)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies griseiceps (from eastern Northern Cape, in South Africa) synonymized with nominate.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

nigricauda (Traylor, 1961) - Southern Cuanza Sul and Huambo, in western Angola.
albipileata (Barboza du Bocage, 1867) - Coastal south-western Angola southern from Benguela.
atmorii (Tristram, 1869) - Western Namibia.
monticola (Vieillot, 1818) - Southern Namibia, South Africa (east to central northern Province and western KwaZulu-Natal), western Swaziland and Lesotho.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mountain Wheatear (Myrmecocichla monticola) - 10 files

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