Familiar Chat

The Familiar Chat is a dumpy short-tailed bird 14-15 cm long. The adult’s upperparts are dark brown, and the face sides behind the eye are orange. The underparts vary from off-white to pale grey-brown, and the rump and outer tail feathers are orange. The central tail feathers are dark brown. The short straight bill and the legs and feet are black. The sexes are similar, but the juvenile is dark brown above and buff below, heavily marked with buff on the upperparts, and scaly on the breast.

The Familiar Chat is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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The Familiar Chat, Cercomela familiaris, is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara in rocky and mountainous habitat and around human habitation. Description - The Familiar Chat is a dumpy short-tailed bird 14-15 cm long. The adult’s upperparts are dark brown, and the face sides behind the eye are orange. More

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Familiar chat, Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Distribution and habitat Occurs in patches across the Sahel, with a separate population stretching from Tanzania through southern DRC, Zambia, Angola and Malawi to southern Africa. Here it is common across Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, south-eastern Botswana and north-western Mozambique, generally preferring boulder-strewn mountain slopes, rocky outcrops, valley hills, open woodland along drainage lines, woodland, farmyards and rural gardens. More

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Familiar Chats live on insects and fruit. The Afrikaans name comes from them eating the bacon fat lubricant used in wagon wheel hubs. BREEDING They nest from July to April building a neat cup of soft material such as hair, wool, feathers or plant material. The nest is hidden in rocks, a hole in the ground or in a tree and other such suitable places. More

Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris = Windhoek, Namibia - 2004 More

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Familiar Chat - Cercomela familiaris Traquet familier = Traquet familier Comment : Kalahari. They live in rocky and mountainous areas, but also relatively close to humans. Common and widespread. Ils vivent dans les zones rocheuses et montagneuses, mais aussi relativement près des humains. Ils sont communs et largement répandus. More

Familiar Chat - Cercomela familiaris Traquet familier = Traquet familier Bird Sounds: How and Why Birds Sing, Call, Chatter, and Screech Gallery : © Frédéric Leviez Site web : Bienvenue chez Fred Order : Passériformes Family : Muscicapidae Species : Familiar Chat Reference: frle75541 Other pictures Date taken : 2009 Sep Geographic data Country : South Africa (sf) More

Familiar Chat Kruger National Park birds The Familiar Chat (Latin name Cercomela familiaris) is described in Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition. This bird has a unique Roberts number of 589 and you will find a full description of this bird on page 955 also a picture of the Familiar Chat on page 961. The Familiar Chat belongs to the family of birds classified as Muscicapidae. According to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology the Familiar Chat is also known by these other names: Red-tailed Chat. More

Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris WT24685 WT24693 More