Karoo Chat

Emarginata schlegelii (Wahlberg, 1855)

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Karoo Chat, Emarginata schlegelii, is a passerine of the Muscicapidae family found in southwestern Africa, where it breeds in southwesternmost Angola, western Namibia and western South Africa. It lives in Karoo and desert scrub, reaching the escarpment zone in the north of its range. It is a common resident there. The bird has grey upperparts, a rufous patch behind the eye, a black tail with white outer feathers, and white underparts. The sexes look alike, while young birds are buff-spotted with scaly underparts.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Breeding range
Africa: sw
Karoo Chat
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