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Karoo Chat

Emarginata schlegelii (Wahlberg, JA 1855)

The Karoo chat is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in southwesternmost Angola, western Namibia and western South Africa. Its habitat is Karoo and desert scrub in the south, extending to the escarpment zone in the north. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Wahlberg, JA 1855)

Reference:
   Öfvers. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akad. Förh. 12 p.213

Protonym:
  Erithacus schlegelii

Type locality:
  Damaraland.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15969965

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EA459C8CAEEC6184

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EA459C8C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EA459C8C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916852

Geographic range:

  • Emarginata schlegelii schlegelii: Coastal Namibia (w Damaraland to Erongo Mountains)
  • Emarginata schlegelii benguellensis: Coastal sw Angola (Benguella escarpment)
  • Emarginata schlegelii [namaquensis or kobosensis]: southern Namibia and northwestern South Africa
  • Emarginata schlegelii pollux: southwestern and central South Africa (east to western Free State)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Karoo Chat
Catalan:
còlit del Karoo
Czech:
skalníček karuový
Danish:
Hvidgumpet Stensmutte
German:
Bleichschmätzer
Spanish:
Colinegro del Karoo
Spanish (Spain):
Colinegro del Karoo
Finnish:
isokalliotasku
French:
Traquet du Karoo
Croatian:
pepeljasta bjeloguza
Italian:
Codinero del karoo
Japanese (romaji):
oguroiwabitaki
Japanese:
オグロイワビタキ
Lithuanian:
Šlėgelio uolinis šnekutis
Dutch:
Karoospekvreter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Karooskvett
Norwegian:
Karooskvett
Polish:
szareczka popielata
Portuguese:
chasco-do-karoo
Portuguese (Portugal):
chasco-do-karoo
Russian:
Пепельная трактрака
Slovak:
skaliarik bledý
Serbian:
Šlegelova crnorepka
Swedish:
karrooskvätta
Ukrainian:
Трактрак попелястий
Chinese:
施氏岩䳭
Chinese (Traditional):
施勒格氏岩鵖

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Traquet du Karoo ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Traquet du Karroo ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cercomela schlegelii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cercomela schlegelii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cercomela schlegelii [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Karoo Chat ( Cercomela schlegelii) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Karoo Chat ( Emarginata schlegelii) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cercomela schlegelii [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cercomela schlegelii [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Karoospekvreter
Catalan: còlit del Karoo
Czech: Skalnícek bledý, skalníček karuový
Danish: Hvidgumpet Stensmutte
German: Bleichschmätzer
English: Gray-rumped Chat, Grey-rumped Chat, Karoo Chat, Schlegel's Chat, White-rumped Sickle-winged Chat
English, HBW: Karoo Chat
English (IOC): Karoo Chat
English (United States): Karoo Chat
Esperanto: Karua cerkomelo
Spanish: Colinegro del Karoo, Colinegro del Karroo
Spanish (Spain): Colinegro del Karoo, Colinegro del Karroo
Spanish (HBW): Karoo Chat
Estonian: suur-kaljutäks
Finnish: Isokalliotasku
French: Motteux du Karoo, Traquet de roche pâle, Traquet de Schlegel, Traquet du Karoo, Traquet du Karroo
Croatian: pepeljasta bjeloguza
Italian: Codinero del karoo, Sassicola di Schlegel
Japanese (romaji): oguroiwabitaki
Japanese: オグロイワビタキ
Scientific: Cercomela schlegelii, Cercomela schlegelii schlegelii, Emarginata schlegelii, Emarginata schlegelii schlegelii, Erithacus schlegelii
Lithuanian: Šlėgelio uolinis šnekutis
Dutch: Karoospekvreter, Karoo-spekvreter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Karooskvett
Norwegian: Karooskvett
Polish: szareczka popielata
Portuguese: Chasco do Karoo, chasco-do-karoo
Portuguese (Portugal): chasco-do-karoo
Russian: Каменка Кару, Пепельная трактрака, Пепельный скромный чекан
Slovak: skaliarik bledý
Serbian: Šlegelova crnorepka
Swedish: Karooskvätta, karrooskvätta
Turkish: Karu yer bülbülü
Ukrainian: Трактрак попелястий
Chinese: 施氏岩䳭, 施氏岩(即鸟), 施氏岩鵖
Chinese (Traditional): 施勒格氏岩鵖

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