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The Angola cave chat is a small (18-19 cm) pied bird with a broad white supercilium, black upperparts and wings, and white uppertail coverts and underparts. The eye, bill, legs, and feet are all black in color. The sexes are similar, but the female is slightly smaller. The juvenile is similar to the adult, but has a yellowish wash to the breast and flanks. Voice: The call of the Angola cave chat is a series of three clear whistles (uii, tii, tii). The first call is higher-pitched, and the other two are lower pitched. This call is also sometimes reversed, with two lower pitched calls at the start, and one higher-pitched call at the end. The song is a fluting duululu, duulu, duululu with harsh chip notes in between.
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When to see the Angola Cave Chat
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Where to see the Angola Cave Chat
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About the Angola Cave Chat
The Angola cave chat is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is the sole member of the monotypic genus Xenocopsychus; although it was placed in Cossypha between 2010 and 2022 based on the results of a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study, this placement was found to be an error. It occurs locally from western Angola to marginally south of the Kunene River in northern Namibia. Its natural habitat is rocky places in moist to dry savanna. It was previously described as being Near threatened, but has since been downgraded to Least concern.
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Easily confused with
Przevalski's RedstartPhoenicurus alaschanicusPrzevalski's redstart, also known as the Ala Shan redstart, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Mountain Robin-ChatCossyphicula isabellaeThe mountain robin-chat is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
Olivaceous FlycatcherFraseria olivascensThe olivaceous flycatcher or olivaceous alseonax, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
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