About the Herero Chat
The Herero chat is a species of passerine bird belonging to the family Muscicapidae, the chats and Old World flycatchers. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Namibornis and it has a restricted range in southwestern Africa.
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The Herero chat has a length of 17 cm (6.7 in). The adults have a blackish mask, similar to that of a shrike with a wide white supercilium and a white throat. The upperparts are brown, warmer more red in colour on the rump and tail, although the central feathers of the tail are blackish-brown. The underparts are whitish, sometimes washed brown with faint dark streaks.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Angola.
When to see it
Peak activity in September · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Chinese Vivid NiltavaNiltava oatesiThe Chinese vivid niltava is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Rusty-bellied ShortwingBrachypteryx hyperythraThe rusty-bellied shortwing is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Kurdish WheatearOenanthe xanthoprymnaThe Kurdish wheatear is about 14 centimetres (5.5 in) in length.
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