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Sicklewing Chat

Emarginata sinuata (Sundevall, CJ 1858)

The sickle-winged chat or sicklewing chat is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae endemic to southern Africa. It is a common resident breeder in South Africa and Lesotho, and is also found in southernmost areas of Botswana and Namibia. Its habitat is Karoo scrub, short grassland, and barren sandy or stony areas. In western coastal areas, it also occurs on agricultural land. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Emarginata
Scientific:
  Emarginata sinuata

Original description

Citation:
  (Sundevall, CJ 1858)

Reference:
   Kung. Sven. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. n.f. 2, no.1, art.3 p.44,note

Imprint year:
  1857-1858

Protonym:
  Lusc[inia] sinuata

Type locality:
  Cape Town [= Saldanha Bay, vide Gyldenstolpe, 1922, Ark. f. Zool., 19A, p. 55].

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/106909#page/96/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  BF0859C554E90FEC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-BF0859C5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BF0859C5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916853

Geographic range:

  • Emarginata sinuata sinuata: southwestern South Africa
  • Emarginata sinuata ensifera: southern Namibia and north-central South Africa
  • Emarginata sinuata hypernephela: Lesotho; to adjacent South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) in winter
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Sicklewing Chat
Catalan:
còlit alafalcat
Czech:
skalníček jihoafrický
Danish:
Seglvinget Stensmutte
German:
Sichelschwingenschmätzer
Spanish:
Colinegro Sudafricano
Spanish (Spain):
Colinegro Sudafricano
Finnish:
kapintasku
French:
Traquet aile-en-faux
Croatian:
karuanska bjeloguza
Italian:
Codinero alifalcate
Japanese (romaji):
iwabitaki
Japanese:
イワビタキ
Lithuanian:
Lenktasparnis uolinis šnekutis
Dutch:
Vlaktespekvreter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sinusskvett
Norwegian:
Sinusskvett
Polish:
szareczka sierpopióra
Portuguese:
Chasco-asa-de-foice
Portuguese (Portugal):
chasco-asa-de-foice
Russian:
Серпокрылая трактрака
Slovak:
skaliarik pustatinný
Serbian:
Srpokrila crnorepka
Swedish:
kapskvätta
Ukrainian:
Трактрак рудогузий
Chinese:
镰翅岩䳭
Chinese (Traditional):
鐮翅岩鵖

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Sicklewing Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Sicklewing Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Sicklewing Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Sicklewing Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Sicklewing Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Sicklewing Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Sicklewing Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Sicklewing Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Sicklewing Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Traquet aile-en-faux ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Traquet aile-en-faux ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Sickle-wing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Sickle-wing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Sickle-winged Chat ( Emarginata sinuata) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Sickle-wing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cercomela sinuata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cercomela sinuata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cercomela sinuata [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Sicklewing Chat ( Cercomela sinuata) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cercomela sinuata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cercomela sinuata [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Vlaktespekvreter
Catalan: còlit alafalcat
Czech: Skalnícek jihoafrický, skalníček jihoafrický
Danish: Seglvinget Stensmutte
German: Oranjeschmätzer, Sichelschwingenschmätzer, Veldschmätzer
English: Red-rumped Sickle-winged Chat, Sicklewing Chat, Sickle-wing Chat, Sicklewinged Chat, Sickle-winged Chat
English, HBW: Sickle-winged Chat
English (IOC): Sickle-winged Chat
English (United States): Sickle-winged Chat
Esperanto: Kurbaflugila cerkomelo
Spanish: Colinegro Sudafricano
Spanish (Spain): Colinegro Sudafricano
Spanish (HBW): Sicklewing Chat
Estonian: karoo kaljutäks
Finnish: Kapintasku
French: Motteux aile-en-faux, Traquet aile-en-faux, Traquet brun, Traquet de roche à croupion cannelle, Traquet de roche brun
Croatian: karuanska bjeloguza
Italian: Codinero alifalcate, Sassicola alifalcate
Japanese (romaji): iwabitaki
Japanese: イワビタキ
Scientific: Cercomela sinuata, Cercomela sinuata sinuata, Emarginata sinuata, Emarginata sinuata sinuata, Lusc. (inia) sinuata
Lithuanian: Lenktasparnis uolinis šnekutis
Dutch: Vlaktespekvreter, Vlakte-spekvreter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sinusskvett
Norwegian: Sinusskvett
Polish: szareczka sierpopióra
Portuguese: Chasco-asa-de-foice
Portuguese (Portugal): chasco-asa-de-foice
Russian: Серпокрылая трактрака, Серпокрылый скромный чекан
Slovak: skaliarik pustatinný
Serbian: Srpokrila crnorepka
Swedish: Kapskvätta
Turkish: Yer bülbülü
Ukrainian: Трактрак рудогузий
Chinese: 镰翅岩䳭, 镰翅岩(即鸟), 镰翅岩鵖
Chinese (Traditional): 鐮翅岩鵖

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