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Karoo Chat
Emarginata schlegelii
-19.1195, 13.6224
Field Notes
Description:
The Karoo chat is a near endemic larger flycatcher from Muscicapidae family (Old World flycatchers). For a flycatcher, it is large, slightly bigger than a sparrow. Bluish-grey in in overall appearance, it sports darker tail and edges of wings and whitish underparts.
Habitat:
Seen in Kunene region of Namibia (northwest), outskirts of settlement in arid open acacia woodland landscape. Very dry (but still magnificent and rich in wildlife) at the moment, following a three-year dry-spell.
Notes:
As mentioned above, this another near-endemic bird from Southern Africa, as its distribution is confined to South-Western arid areas of the region. This was also another lifer for me, but it seems (if our filters work properly) that it is a lifer for our PN.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2020
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