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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Karoo Chat* |
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Emarginata schlegelii |
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Description (10)
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Karoo Chat
© flickr.com
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Other Names (World)
Karoo Chat, Grey-rumped Chat, Gray-rumped Chat, Schlegel's Chat
Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)
Size
16 - 18 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Wahlberg, 1855)
Habitat
Karoo and semi-desert scrub in south, escarpment zone in north.
Angola, Namibia, South Africa.
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 harsh 'chak-chak' or 'trrat-trrat'.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)
Karoo Chat (Emarginata schlegelii) [XC196657]
by David Winter from Groblershoop, Benede Oranje, Northern Cape, South Africa (call)
Karoo Chat (Emarginata schlegelii) [XC516008]
by Faansie Peacock from R358-R14, Kh\u00e2i-Ma Municipality, Namakwa, Northern Cape, South Africa (call)
Subspecies
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
- benguellensis (Sclater, WL, 1928) - South-western Angola and north-western Namibia.
- schlegelii (Wahlberg, 1855) - Coastal Namibia.
- namaquensis (Sclater, WL, 1928) - Southern Namibia and north-western South Africa (Northern Cape).
- pollux (Hartlaub, 1866) - Western and central South Africa (Western Cape east to western Free State).
- kobosensis Roberts, 1937 - Namibia (Great Namaqualand).
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Karoo Chat see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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