Tractrac chat
| Tractrac chat | |
|---|---|
| In the Namib Naukluft, Namibia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Emarginata |
| Species: | E. tractrac |
| Binomial name | |
| Emarginata tractrac (Wilkes, 1817) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cercomela tractrac | |
The tractrac chat (Emarginata tractrac) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in southernmost Angola, western Namibia and western South Africa.
Its habitat is Karoo and desert scrub, hummock dunes and gravel plains.