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It is a small tchagra, measuring 16–17 cm from bill tip to tail tip. They are distinct from other tchagra species in having a narrow, black median stripe over the crown, without any superciliary stripe. In addition the tertials and rectrices are mouse-brown in colour.
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When to see the Three-streaked Tchagra
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Three-streaked Tchagra
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Three-streaked Tchagra
The three-streaked tchagra is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae, which is an uncommon resident of semi-desert regions in the eastern Afrotropics. The binomial of this bird commemorates the explorer Frank Linsly James, who also had the Frank James Memorial Hospital built in his honour.
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Easily confused with
Southern TchagraTchagra tchagraThe southern tchagra is 17–21 cm in length.
Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisThe brown-crowned tchagra is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusThe black-crowned tchagra is a colourful and unmistakable species, 19–22 cm in length.
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