Rüppell's Black Chat

Myrmecocichla melaena

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesRockyCavity nestSmall · 39 g

When to see the Rüppell's Black Chat

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rüppell's Black Chat

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Rüppell's Black Chat

Rüppell's black chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Ethiopian Highlands of Eritrea and Ethiopia from 1,800 to 2,700 metres elevation.

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