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Buff-streaked Chat

Campicoloides bifasciatus

Least ConcernInvertebratesRockyCup nestSmall · 35 g
Buff-streaked Chat (Campicoloides bifasciatus), photo 1
Photo: John Jennens · Public domain
Buff-streaked Chat (Campicoloides bifasciatus), photo 2
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Buff-streaked Chat (Campicoloides bifasciatus), photo 3
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Buff-streaked Chat (Campicoloides bifasciatus), photo 4
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Buff-streaked Chat (Campicoloides bifasciatus), photo 5
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Buff-streaked Chat (Campicoloides bifasciatus), photo 6
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Buff-streaked Chat (Campicoloides bifasciatus), photo 7
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Buff-streaked Chat (Campicoloides bifasciatus), photo 8
Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre · Public domain
Buff-streaked Chat (Campicoloides bifasciatus), photo 9
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Buff-streaked Chat (Campicoloides bifasciatus), photo 10
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dkeats/ · CC BY 2.0

About the Buff-streaked Chat

The buff-streaked chat or buff-streaked bushchat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Eswatini. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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Where the Buff-streaked Chat lives

Regular range
South Africa Eswatini Lesotho

When to see the Buff-streaked Chat

Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

White-throated Robin (Irania gutturalis) White-throated RobinIrania gutturalisThis species is larger than the European robin, having a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) and a wingspan of 28 centimetres (11 in). Cyprus Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) Cyprus WheatearOenanthe cypriacaThe Cyprus wheatear or Cyprus pied wheatear is a small, 14–15 cm long passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. Black Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas podobe) Black Scrub RobinCercotrichas podobeThe black scrub robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

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