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| − | {{ | + | [[Image:Mocking_Cliff_Chat.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Leon|Leon}}<br />Mount Grace (100km west of Johannesburg), [[South Africa]], December 2003]] |
| − | ;Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris | + | ;[[:Category:Thamnolaea|Thamnolaea]] cinnamomeiventris |
| − | [[Image: | + | '''Includes White-crowned Cliff Chat''' |
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Mocking Cliff Chat Female3 Kruger Santara 20161025.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|WickWelsh|WickWelsh}}<br />[[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]], October 2016]] | ||
| + | Length 19–21 cm (7½ in); mass 46-51 g. <br /> | ||
| + | '''Adult male:''' | ||
| + | *Glossy black overall plumage | ||
| + | *Rufous rump and belly | ||
| + | *White carpal (wrist) patch | ||
| + | *Dark brown eye | ||
| + | *Black bill, legs and feet<br /> | ||
| + | '''Adult female:''' | ||
| + | *Slaty black (where male glossy black) | ||
| + | *Deep chestnut (where male rufous) | ||
| + | *Lacks white patch on wing<br /> | ||
| + | '''Immature:''' Similar to adults, but duller. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Africa]] south of the Sahara. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | 8 subspecies accepted. | ||
| + | *''T. c. bambarae'': | ||
| + | :*[[Mali]] (Mandingo Mountains) | ||
| + | *''T. c. coronata'': | ||
| + | :[[Togo]] and south-eastern [[Burkina Faso]] to northern [[Cameroon]] and western [[Sudan]] (Darfur) | ||
| + | *''T. c. kordofanensis'': | ||
| + | :Central [[Sudan]] (Kordofan and Nuba Hills) | ||
| + | *''T. c. albiscapulata'': | ||
| + | :*South [[Ethiopia]] | ||
| + | *''T. c. subrufipennis'': | ||
| + | :Southeastern [[South Sudan]] and southwestern [[Ethiopia]] south to [[Zambia]] and [[Malawi]] | ||
| + | *''T. c. odica'': | ||
| + | :*East [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
| + | *''T. c. cinnamomeiventris'': | ||
| + | :*Central [[South Africa]] | ||
| + | *''T. c. autochthones'': | ||
| + | :*Northeastern South Africa (south to northern [[KwaZulu-Natal]]), [[eSwatini]], and southern [[Mozambique]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ''T. c. coronata'' is sometimes split as full species, '''White-crowned Cliff Chat'''. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Areas with a mixture of rocks and trees. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their mixed diet consists of figs, insects (including flying ants), spiders; also aloe nectar. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Thamnolaea+cinnamomeiventris}} | |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Thamnolaea]] |
Latest revision as of 10:55, 14 November 2021
- Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Includes White-crowned Cliff Chat
Identification
Length 19–21 cm (7½ in); mass 46-51 g.
Adult male:
- Glossy black overall plumage
- Rufous rump and belly
- White carpal (wrist) patch
- Dark brown eye
- Black bill, legs and feet
Adult female:
- Slaty black (where male glossy black)
- Deep chestnut (where male rufous)
- Lacks white patch on wing
Immature: Similar to adults, but duller.
Distribution
Africa south of the Sahara.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
8 subspecies accepted.
- T. c. bambarae:
- Mali (Mandingo Mountains)
- T. c. coronata:
- Togo and south-eastern Burkina Faso to northern Cameroon and western Sudan (Darfur)
- T. c. kordofanensis:
- Central Sudan (Kordofan and Nuba Hills)
- T. c. albiscapulata:
- South Ethiopia
- T. c. subrufipennis:
- Southeastern South Sudan and southwestern Ethiopia south to Zambia and Malawi
- T. c. odica:
- East Zimbabwe
- T. c. cinnamomeiventris:
- Central South Africa
- T. c. autochthones:
- Northeastern South Africa (south to northern KwaZulu-Natal), eSwatini, and southern Mozambique
T. c. coronata is sometimes split as full species, White-crowned Cliff Chat.
Habitat
Areas with a mixture of rocks and trees.
Behaviour
Diet
Their mixed diet consists of figs, insects (including flying ants), spiders; also aloe nectar.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mocking Cliff Chat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mocking_Cliff_Chat
