The chat flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is native to southern Africa. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Smith, A 1839)
Reference:
Ill. Zool. S. Afr.
pt.7 pl.28,text
Protonym:
Saxicola infuscata
Type locality:
between the Olifants and Orange Rivers, South Africa; restricted to Booisberg, near Nuwerus, western Cape Province, by Winterbottom, 1958, Ostrich, 29, p. 157.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210547#page/121/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
6E8F3B306C734F46
Avibase ID:
avibase-6E8F3B30
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6E8F3B30
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558915
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Gobemouche traquet ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Gobemouche traquet ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Brown Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African Brown Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Chat-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Chat-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Chat-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Chat-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Chat-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Chat-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Chat-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Chat-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Chat-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Brown Chat-flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Brown Chat-flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Chat-flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Chat Flycatcher ( Agricola infuscatus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Chat Flycatcher ( Melaenornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Melaenornis infuscatus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Melaenornis infuscatus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Melaenornis infuscatus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Chat Flycatcher ( Bradornis infuscatus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bradornis infuscatus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bradornis infuscatus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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