How big is a Red-breasted Chat?

The Red-breasted Chat is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.

Where can you see a Red-breasted Chat?

The Red-breasted Chat occurs in 2 countries, including Mexico and Guatemala.

What birds look similar to a Red-breasted Chat?

The Red-breasted Chat is most easily confused with the Rose-breasted Chat and the Grey-throated Chat.

Red-breasted Chat

Granatellus venustus

Cardinals and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus) is a rare cardinal found in 2 countries, weighing about 11 g. The red-breasted chat is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks.

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Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus), photo 1 — Photo: Javier Hernandez · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus), photo 2 — Photo: nmoorhatch · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus), photo 3 — Photo: nmoorhatch · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus), photo 4 — Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus), photo 5 — Photo: francisco · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus), photo 6 — Photo: francisco · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus), photo 7 — Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0

Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus), photo 9 — Photo: John Jennens · Public domain

Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus), photo 10 — Photo: John Jennens · Public domain

About the Red-breasted Chat

The red-breasted chat is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is endemic to Mexico.

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How to identify it

The red-breasted chat is 14.5 to 16 cm (5.7 to 6.3 in) long; 12 specimens weighed between 10.2 and 11.4 g (0.36 and 0.40 oz). The adult nominate male's upperside is mostly bluish gray. Most of the face is black, though it has a broad white supercilium, and there is a black band across the chest. The chin, throat, sides, and flanks are white; the chest, lower breast, belly, and vent area are vermilion. The adult female's upperparts are slate gray. Most of its face is shades of buff and gray. Its breast and belly are buff and the vent area salmon pink. Voice: The red-breasted chat's song is a repeated "variable, fairly sweet warble" . Its call is a repeated "wet plek or plik" .

Where it lives

Mexico Guatemala

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Red-breasted Chat?: The red-breasted chat is 14.5 to 16 cm (5.7 to 6.3 in) long; 12 specimens weighed between 10.2 and 11.4 g (0.36 and 0.40 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Red-breasted Chat?: The Red-breasted Chat is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
Where can you see a Red-breasted Chat?: The Red-breasted Chat occurs in 2 countries, including Mexico and Guatemala.
What birds look similar to a Red-breasted Chat?: The Red-breasted Chat is most easily confused with the Rose-breasted Chat and the Grey-throated Chat.

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