• Synonyms Black-tailed Rock-Chat, Black-tailed Rock Chat, Blackchat
  • Old latin name for bird Cercomela melanura, Saxicola melanura

Blackstartbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Simon Vyncke
    Israel
  • 2.
    Song, © Oscar Campbell
    Oman
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Herman van Oosten
    Oman
  • 4.
    Song, © Oscar Campbell
    Saudi Arabia
  • 5.
    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Oman
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Blackstart

  • Breeding region Africa, Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion Arabian Pen. through e, c, w Africa

Blackstart subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Oenanthe melanura airensisn Niger to c Sudan-No
Oenanthe melanura aussaeDanakil region in ne Ethiopia, Djibouti and n Somalia-No
Oenanthe melanura lypuranc Sudan to Eritrea and ne Ethiopia-No
Oenanthe melanura melanurane Egypt to Israel, Jordan and c Saudi Arabia-No
Oenanthe melanura neumannisw Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman-No
Oenanthe melanura ultimae Mali and w Niger-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartstert
Arabicقليعي اسود الذنب, القليعي اسود الذنب, قليعي أسود الذيل
BasqueBuztanbeltz
BulgarianОбикновена черноопашка, Черноопашка
CatalanCuanegre, còlit cuanegre
Chinese黑尾岩䳭, 黑尾岩(即鸟), 黑尾岩鵖
Chinese (Traditional)黑尾岩鵖
Croatiansiva crnorepka
CzechSkalnícek cerný, skalníček černoocasý
DanishSortstjert
DutchZwartstaart
EsperantoNigravosta cerkomelo, Nigravosta saksikolo
Estonianmustsaba-kaljutäks
Finnishmustapyrstötasku
FrenchTraquet de roche à queue noire, Traquet-de-roche à queue noire, Motteux à queue noire, Traquet à queue noire
FrisianSwartsturtsje
GalicianRabinegro
GermanSchwarzschwanz-Steinschmätzer, Schwarzschwanz-Felsschmätzer, Schwarzschwanz, Grauschmätzer
GreekΜαυρονούρης, Μελαvoύρης
Hebrewשחור זנב, שחור־זנב, שחור-זנב
Hungariankoromfarkú csuk
IcelandicVöluskotta
IrishEarrdhubh
ItalianSassicola codanera, Codinero comune
Japaneseハイイロイワビタキ
Latvianmelnastīte
Lithuanianjuodauodegis šnekutis, Juodauodegė
LuxembourgishSchwaarzschwanz
MacedonianЦрноопашарка
Northern SamiČáhppesbađošrásttis, Čáhppesbaðošrásttis
Norwegiansvartstjert
Norwegian NynorskSvartstjert
Polishbiałorzytka czarnosterna, szareczka czarnosterna
Portuguesechasco-rabinegro, Rabinegro
RomanianPietrar cu coadă neagră
RussianЧернохвостый скромный чекан, Чернохвостка
SerbianSiva crnorepka, Crnorepka
Slovakskaliarik čiernochvostý, skaliarik ciernochvostý
Sloveniansivi cmokač
SpanishColinegro Real, Colinegro común
Swedishsvartstjärt
TurkishKarakuyruk
Ukrainianтрактрак чорнохвостий
WelshTinddu