How big is a Brown-tailed Rock Chat?

The Brown-tailed Rock Chat is a small sized bird weighing about 16 g.

Where can you see a Brown-tailed Rock Chat?

The Brown-tailed Rock Chat occurs in 5 countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.

What birds look similar to a Brown-tailed Rock Chat?

The Brown-tailed Rock Chat is most easily confused with the Buff-breasted Wheatear, the Kurdish Wheatear and the Sombre Rock Chat.

Is the Brown-tailed Rock Chat endangered?

The Brown-tailed Rock Chat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Brown-tailed Rock Chat

Oenanthe scotocerca

Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Brown-tailed Rock Chat (Oenanthe scotocerca) is a rare chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found in 5 countries, weighing about 16 g. The brown-tailed rock chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

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About the Brown-tailed Rock Chat

The brown-tailed rock chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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Where it lives

Kenya Ethiopia Eritrea Djibouti

Recorded as a rare visitor in Uganda.

When to see it

The Brown-tailed Rock Chat can be seen all year round, with peak activity in November. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Brown-tailed Rock Chat look like?: The brown-tailed rock chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
How big is a Brown-tailed Rock Chat?: The Brown-tailed Rock Chat is a small sized bird weighing about 16 g.
Where can you see a Brown-tailed Rock Chat?: The Brown-tailed Rock Chat occurs in 5 countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
What birds look similar to a Brown-tailed Rock Chat?: The Brown-tailed Rock Chat is most easily confused with the Buff-breasted Wheatear, the Kurdish Wheatear and the Sombre Rock Chat.
Is the Brown-tailed Rock Chat endangered?: The Brown-tailed Rock Chat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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