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- Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Includes White-crowned Chliff-Chat
Identification
Length 20-23 cm; mass 46-51 g.
Adult male: Glossy black, with rufous rump and belly, and white carpal (wrist) patch. Eye dark brown; bill, legs and feet black.
Adult female: Slaty black where male glossy black; deep chestnut where male rufous; no white patch on wing.
Immature: Similar to adults, but duller.
Distribution
Africa south of the Sahara.
Taxonomy
8 subspecies accepted.
Coronata is sometimes split as full species, White-crowned Cliff-Chat.
