About the Tractrac Chat
The tractrac chat is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in southernmost Angola, western Namibia and western South Africa.
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ID tip
The tractrac chat is 14–15 cm long with a weight of 20 g. Its tail is white with a dark inverted "T" at the tip, reminiscent of the pattern shown by several wheatears. The short straight bill and the legs and feet are black. It has a dark eye. The Namib form found on hummock dunes and at the coast has almost white plumage with grey wings and grey tail marking. The south-eastern form, found in gravel plains has brown upperparts with blackish flight feathers and tail markings. Its underparts are white. The sexes are similar, but the juvenile is more mottled than the adult.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in September · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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