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Moorland Chat

Pinarochroa sordida (Rüppell, WPES 1837)

The moorland chat, also known as the alpine chat or hill chat, is a species of songbird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is endemic to north-east Africa where it is common in its habitat. It lives at high altitudes on moors and grassland, usually above 3,400 m (11,100 ft), but can live as low as 2,100 m (6,900 ft). It has a short tail and long legs. It is bold and will approach people. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Pinarochroa
Scientific:
  Pinarochroa sordida

Original description

Citation:
  (Rüppell, WPES 1837)

Reference:
   Neue Wirbelth. Fauna Abyss. Vög.

Protonym:
  Saxicola sordida

Type locality:
  Simen, Abyssinia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140130#page/155/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8EB0AB4193B5E6CD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8EB0AB41

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8EB0AB41

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916354

Geographic range:

  • Pinarochroa sordida sordida: high altitude moorlands of Ethiopia
  • Pinarochroa sordida ernesti: highlands of far eastern Uganda and western and central Kenya
  • Pinarochroa sordida olimotiensis: high altitude moorlands of northern Tanzania (Crater Highlands)
  • Pinarochroa sordida hypospodia: northern Tanzania (Mount Kilimanjaro moorlands)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Moorland Chat
Catalan:
còlit afroalpí
Czech:
skalníček slatinný
Danish:
Hedestensmutte
German:
Almenschmätzer
Spanish:
Colinegro Abisinio
Spanish (Spain):
Colinegro Abisinio
Finnish:
ylänkötasku
French:
Traquet afroalpin
Croatian:
planinska bjeloguza
Italian:
Codinero di brughiera
Japanese (romaji):
miyamaiwabitaki
Japanese:
ミヤマイワビタキ
Lithuanian:
Viržinis šnekutis
Dutch:
Tanzaniaspekvreter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bergskvett
Norwegian:
Bergskvett
Polish:
wrzośnik
Portuguese:
chasco-abissínio
Portuguese (Portugal):
chasco-afroalpino
Russian:
Скромная трактрака
Slovak:
skaliarik vrchovský
Serbian:
Visokoplaninska crnorepka
Swedish:
hedskvätta
Ukrainian:
Трактрак темний
Chinese:
山岩䳭
Chinese (Traditional):
山岩鵖

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Hill Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Hill Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Hill Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Traquet afroalpin ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Traquet afroalpin ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Hill Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Hill Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Moorland Chat ( Pinarochroa sordida) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Hill Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cercomela sordida [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cercomela sordida [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cercomela sordida [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Moorland Chat ( Cercomela sordida) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cercomela sordida [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pinarochroa sordida [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: alp cəkçəkisi, təpə cəkçəkisi
Catalan: còlit afroalpí
Czech: Skalnícek slatinný, skalníček slatinný
Danish: Hedestensmutte
German: Almenschmätzer
English: Alpine Chat, Hill Chat, Moorland Chat, Mountain Chat
English, HBW: Moorland Chat
English (IOC): Moorland Chat
English (Kenya): Moorland Chat
English (United States): Moorland Chat
Esperanto: Kenja cerkomelo
Spanish: Colinegro Abisinio
Spanish (Spain): Colinegro Abisinio
Spanish (HBW): Moorland Chat
Estonian: mägi-kaljutäks
Finnish: kenianvuoritasku, Tuhkatasku, ylänkötasku
French: Motteux afroalpin, Traquet afroalpin, Traquet de roche alpestre, Traquet des collines
Croatian: planinska bjeloguza
Italian: Codinero di brughiera, Sassicola di Erlanger
Japanese (romaji): miyamaiwabitaki
Japanese: ミヤマイワビタキ
Scientific: Cercomela sordida, Cercomela sordida sordida, Pinarochroa sordida, Pinarochroa sordida sordida, Saxicola sordida
Lithuanian: Viržinis šnekutis
Dutch: Tanzaniaanse Spekvreter, Tanzaniaspekvreter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bergskvett
Norwegian: Bergskvett
Polish: szareczka ciemna, wrzośnik
Portuguese: chasco-abissínio
Portuguese (Portugal): chasco-afroalpino
Russian: Одноцветный скромный чекан, Скромная трактрака
Slovak: skaliarik vrchovský
Serbian: Visokoplaninska crnorepka
Swedish: Bergsskvätta, hedskvätta
Swahili: Chati-mlima
Turkish: Afrika çayır bülbülü
Ukrainian: Трактрак темний
Chinese: 山岩䳭, 山岩(即鸟), 山岩鵖
Chinese (Traditional): 山岩鵖

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