Karoo chat
| Karoo chat | |
|---|---|
| In Northern Cape, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Emarginata |
| Species: | E. schlegelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Emarginata schlegelii (Wahlberg, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cercomela schlegelii | |
The Karoo chat (Emarginata schlegelii) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in southwesternmost Angola, western Namibia and western South Africa. Its habitat is Karoo and desert scrub in the south, extending to the escarpment zone in the north.