Familiar Chat bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSpekvreter, Red-tailed Chat
Old latin name for birdCercomela familiaris, Saxicola fimbriata, Motacilla familiaris
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyChats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae
GenusOenanthe
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionw, c, e, s

Familiar Chat bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, alarm, © Rory Nefdt
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Song, © Richard Hoyer
    Togo
  • 5.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 8.
    Song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Familiar Chat

Familiar Chat subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Oenanthe familiaris actuosae South Africa and Lesotho-No
Oenanthe familiaris angolensisw Angola and n Namibia-No
Oenanthe familiaris falkensteiniSenegal to nw Ethiopia, s Uganda and Tanzania s to n Botswana, n Zimbabwe and n Mozambique-No
Oenanthe familiaris familiariss South Africa-No
Oenanthe familiaris galtonie Namibia, w Botswana and n South Africa-No
Oenanthe familiaris hellmayrise Botswana to s Mozambique and ne South Africa-No
Oenanthe familiaris omoensisse Sudan, sw Ethiopia, nw Kenya and ne Uganda-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGewone Spekvreter
BulgarianЧервена черноопашка, Африканска черноопашка
Catalancòlit familiar
Chinese红尾岩鵖, 红尾岩䳭, 红尾岩(即鸟)
Chinese (Traditional)紅尾岩鵖
Croatianriđorepa bjeloguza
Czechskalníček šedohnědý, skalníček šedonědý, Skalnícek rezavý
DanishRødhalet Stensmutte
DutchRoodstaartspekvreter, Roodstaart-spekvreter
EsperantoRuĝvosta saksikolo, Familia cerkomelo
Estonianpunasaba-kaljutäks
Finnishkalliotasku
FrenchTraquet-de-roche à queue rousse, Traquet familier, Traquet de roche à queue rousse, Motteux familier
FrisianReadsturtspekfretter
GalicianChasco familiar
GermanRostschwanz-Steinschmätzer, Rotschwanz, Rostschwanz, Rostschwanzschmätzer
HungarianVörösfarkú csuk
IcelandicBlíðuskvetta, Blíðuskotta
IrishCaislín earr-rua
ItalianSassicola familiare, Codinero familiare
Japaneseアカオイワビタキ
LatvianDūmalainā tumšastīte
Lithuanianrusvauodegis uolinis šnekutis, Rusvoji juodauodegė
Norwegianruststjert, Ruststjert
Norwegian NynorskRuststjert
Polishbiałorzytka rdzawosterna, szareczka rdzawosterna
Portuguesechasco-familiar
RomanianPietrar cu coadă roşcată
RussianРыжегузая чернохвостка, Рыжехвостый скромный чекан, Обыкновенная церкомела
SerbianSmeđa crnorepka
Slovakskaliarik červenochvostý
SlovenianRdečerepi cmokač
SpanishColinegro familiar, Cercomela familiar
SwahiliChati Kiuno-chekundu
Swedishroststjärtad stenskvätta, Roststjärt
TurkishPaskuyruk
Ukrainianтрактрак рудохвостий
WelshCrec graig cynffongoch
XhosaIsikretyane
ZuluumBexe