Sombre Rockchat (Oenanthe dubia)

Other Names (World)
Sombre Rockchat, Sombre Chat, Sooty Chat, Sombre Rock Chat

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blundell & Lovat, 1899)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland. From 1,250 - 1,560 m.

Range (Guide)

Ethiopia (B), Somalia (B).

East-central Ethiopia.

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) and increasing.

Status DD
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A soft 'trikk trikk'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Sombre Rock Chat (Oenanthe dubia) [XC244651]
by Andrew Spencer from Lake Beseka lava fields, Ethiopia (call)

Sombre Rock Chat (Oenanthe dubia) [XC244650]
by Andrew Spencer from Lake Beseka lava fields, Ethiopia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sombre Rockchat (Oenanthe dubia) - 10 files

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