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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Wilkes, J 1817)
Reference:
Encycl. Londinensis
16 p.89
Protonym:
Motacilla tractrac
Type locality:
Auteniquois country, ex Levaillant [probably Orange River, vide Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., 2, p. 456].
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/265839#page/106/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
17DEACEDF386F93B
Avibase ID:
avibase-17DEACED
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/17DEACED
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916854
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Traquet tractrac ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Traquet tractrac ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Layard's Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Layard's Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Layard's Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cercomela tractrac [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cercomela tractrac [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cercomela tractrac [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Tractrac Chat ( Cercomela tractrac) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Tractrac Chat ( Emarginata tractrac) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cercomela tractrac [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cercomela tractrac [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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