About the Rose-breasted Chat
The rose-breasted chat is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.
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The nominate rose-breasted chat is 12 to 12.5 cm (4.7 to 4.9 in) long and weighs 10 to 12.5 g (0.35 to 0.44 oz). The male has a black head with a white supercilium, blue-gray upperparts, and a black tail. Its throat is white with a thin black line separating it from the rose-red breast, belly, and vent area. It has white flanks separating the blue-gray and red. The female's crown, nape, and upperparts are blue-gray and the tail black. Its face, breast, flanks, and vent are a rich buff and its throat and belly are white. The male G. p. paraensis is also 12 to 12.5 cm (4.7 to 4.9 in) long. Voice: The nominate rose-breasted chat's song is " a series of 5–6 clear, sweet notes on one pitch". Its calls include a repeated "jrrt". G. p. paraensis's song is alternating "mellow low-pitched downslurred whistles and harsher short high-pitched notes".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in August · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Red-breasted ChatGranatellus venustusThe 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).
Grey-throated ChatGranatellus sallaeiThe grey-throated chat is approximately 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 8.8 to 11 g (0.31 to 0.39 oz).
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