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 LC    Boulder Chat* Id (Atlas):
    Pinarornis plumosus

Description (10)
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Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1876

Habitat
Dry savanna.

Range (Guide)
Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Locally eastern Zambia, western Malawi, Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, and western and central Mozambique (Tete district).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A clear, sharp whistle. A softer 'wink, wink' call, like a squeaky wheel.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

 
Boulder Chat (Pinarornis plumosus) [XC446048]
     by Mark Harper from NW of Francistown, Botswana (song)

 
Boulder Chat (Pinarornis plumosus) [XC446047]
     by Gareth K. from NW of Francistown, Botswana (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Boulder Chat (Pinarornis plumosus) - 10 files


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