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Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris (Wilkes, J 1817)
The familiar chat is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara in rocky and mountainous habitat and around human habitation. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Oenanthe
Scientific:
Oenanthe familiaris
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Oenanthe
Scientific:
Oenanthe familiaris
Original description
Citation:
(Wilkes, J 1817)
Reference:
General Zool. [Shaw]
13 pt1 p.241
Protonym:
Motacilla familiaris
Type locality:
Southern Africa, ex Levaillant; restricted to Table Mountain, southwestern Cape Province, by Macdonald, 1957, Contrib. Orn. W. South Africa, Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), p. 129.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
CD8DEBE3BEA126E7
Avibase ID:
avibase-CD8DEBE3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CD8DEBE3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916820
Geographic range:
- Oenanthe familiaris familiaris: southwestern South Africa
- Oenanthe familiaris falkensteini (falkensteini): southeastern Senegal and northern Guinea eastward to southern Sudan, western South Sudan, northwestern Ethiopia, southern Uganda, and Tanzania, southward to the Zambezi Valley
- Oenanthe familiaris falkensteini (modesta): northeastern Angola to Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique
- Oenanthe familiaris omoensis: southeastern South Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia, northeastern Uganda, and northwestern Kenya
- Oenanthe familiaris angolensis: western Angola to northern Namibia
- Oenanthe familiaris galtoni: eastern Namibia to western Botswana and northwestern South Africa
- Oenanthe familiaris hellmayri: southeastern Botswana, Zimbabwe, and east-central South Africa (south to Free State)
- Oenanthe familiaris actuosa: Lesotho and southeastern South Africa (Eastern Cape to western KwaZulu-Natal)
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Source: Clements checklist
Familiar Chat
Catalan:
còlit familiar
Czech:
skalníček šedohnědý
Danish:
Rødhalet Stensmutte
German:
Rostschwanz-Steinschmätzer
Spanish:
Colinegro Familiar
Spanish (Spain):
Colinegro Familiar
Finnish:
kalliotasku
French:
Traquet familier
Croatian:
riđorepa bjeloguza
Hungarian:
Vörösfarkú csuk
Icelandic:
Blíðuskotta
Italian:
Codinero familiare
Japanese (romaji):
akaoiwabitaki
Japanese:
アカオイワビタキ
Lithuanian:
Rusvauodegis uolinis šnekutis
Dutch:
Roodstaartspekvreter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Ruststjert
Norwegian:
Ruststjert
Polish:
białorzytka rdzawosterna
Portuguese:
Chasco-familiar
Portuguese (Portugal):
chasco-familiar
Russian:
Рыжегузая чернохвостка
Slovak:
skaliarik červenochvostý
Serbian:
Smeđa crnorepka
Swedish:
roststjärtad stenskvätta
Ukrainian:
Трактрак рудохвостий
Chinese:
红尾岩䳭
Chinese (Traditional):
紅尾岩鵖
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Traquet familier ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Traquet familier ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Red-tailed Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Red-tailed Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-tailed Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cercomela familiaris [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cercomela familiaris [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cercomela familiaris [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Familiar Chat ( Cercomela familiaris) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Familiar Chat ( Oenanthe familiaris) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cercomela familiaris [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cercomela familiaris [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Gewone Spekvreter
Bulgarian: Африканска черноопашка, Червена черноопашка
Catalan: còlit familiar
Czech: Skalnícek rezavý, skalníček šedohnědý, skalníček šedonědý
Welsh: Crec graig cynffongoch
Danish: Rødhalet Stensmutte
German: Rostschwanz, Rostschwanzschmätzer, Rostschwanz-Steinschmätzer, Rotschwanz
English: Familiar Chat, Red-tailed Chat, Spekvreter
English, HBW: Familiar Chat
English (IOC): Familiar Chat
English (Kenya): Familiar Chat
English (United States): Familiar Chat
Esperanto: Familia cerkomelo, Ruĝvosta saksikolo
Spanish: Cercomela familiar, Colinegro Familiar
Spanish (Spain): Colinegro Familiar
Spanish (HBW): Familiar Chat
Estonian: punasaba-kaljutäks
Finnish: Kalliotasku
French: Motteux familier, Traquet de roche à queue rousse, Traquet familier, Traquet-de-roche à queue rousse
Frisian: Readsturtspekfretter
Irish: Caislín earr-rua
Galician: Chasco familiar
Croatian: riđorepa bjeloguza
Hungarian: Vörösfarkú csuk
Icelandic: Blíðuskotta, Blíðuskvetta
Italian: Codinero familiare, Sassicola familiare
Japanese (romaji): akaoiwabitaki
Japanese: アカオイワビタキ
Scientific: Cercomela familiaris, Cercomela familiaris familiaris, Motacilla familiaris, Oenanthe familiaris, Oenanthe familiaris familiaris, Saxicola fimbriata
Lithuanian: Rusvauodegis uolinis šnekutis, Rusvoji juodauodegė
Latvian: Dūmalainā tumšastīte
Dutch: Roodstaartspekvreter, Roodstaart-spekvreter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Ruststjert
Norwegian: Ruststjert
Polish: białorzytka rdzawosterna, szareczka rdzawosterna
Portuguese: Chasco-familiar
Portuguese (Portugal): chasco-familiar
Rhaeto-Romance: Cuabrina famigliara
Romanian: Pietrar cu coadă roşcată
Russian: Обыкновенная церкомела, Рыжегузая чернохвостка, Рыжехвостый скромный чекан
Slovak: skaliarik červenochvostý
Slovenian: Rdečerepi cmokač
Serbian: Smeđa crnorepka
Sotho, Southern: Letlerenyane
Swedish: Roststjärt, roststjärtad stenskvätta
Swahili: Chati Kiuno-chekundu
Turkish: paskuyruk
Ukrainian: Трактрак рудохвостий
Xhosa: Isikretyane
Chinese: 红尾岩䳭, 红尾岩(即鸟), 红尾岩鵖
Chinese (Traditional): 紅尾岩鵖
Zulu: umBexe
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