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  • Synonyms Mocking Chat, Mocking or White-crowned Cliff-Chat, Mocking Cliffchat, Mountain Cliff-chat, White-crowned Cliffchat, Cliff-Chat, Mocking Cliff-Chat [cinnamomeiventris], Mocking Cliff-Chat, Common Cliff-Chat, Cliff Chat, Cliffchat, Ethiopian Cliff-Chat, kordofanensis], Mocking Cliff-Chat [excl. coronata
  • Old latin name for bird Turdus cinnamomeiventris, Myrmecocichla cinnamomeiventris, Myrmecochicla cinnamomeiventris, Thamnolaea argentata, Myrmecocichla cinnamomei

Mocking Cliff Chatbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 2.
    Male, song, © Oscar Campbell
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Call, © Niall Perrins
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Song, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Mocking Cliff Chat

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion wc, c, s

Mocking Cliff Chat subspecies (9)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris albiscapulatan Eritrea, n, c, e Ethiopia-No
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris autochthoness Mozambique, ne South Africa and e Swaziland-No
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris bambaraes Mauritania, e Senegal and sw Mali-No
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris cavernicolac Mali-No
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris cinnamomeiventrise Botswana, e South Africa, w Swaziland and Lesotho-No
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris coronatan Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso to w Sudan-No
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris kordofanensisc Sudan-No
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris odicae Zimbabwe-No
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris subrufipennisse Sudan and sw Ethiopia s to Zambia and Malawi-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansDassievoël
Catalanmerla roquera imitadora
Chinese桂红壁鵖, 桂红蚁䳭, 桂红蚁(即鸟), 桂红蚁鵖
Chinese (Traditional)靛藍蟻鵖
Croatiancrnoleđi kamenjar
CzechBelorit cervenobrichý, bělořit oranžovobřichý
DanishKlippedrossel
DutchRoodbuik-kliftapuit, Roodbuikkliftapuit
EsperantoCinamoventra formikulo
Estonianharilik viigitäks, Viigitäks
Finnishisomuurahaistasku
FrenchTraquet à ventre roux, Traquet à ventre roux ou T. couronné, kordofanensis], Traquet à ventre roux [excl. coronata, Motteux à ventre roux, Traquet de roche à ventre roux, Traquet-de-roche à ventre roux, Traquet à ventre roux [cinnamomeiventris]
FrisianReadbûkstienbikker
GalicianChasco poliglota
GermanRotbauch-Schmätzer, Rotbauchschmätzer
Hungarianvöröshasú szirticsuk
IcelandicBuskskvetta
ItalianSassicola ventrecannella, Sassicolo di rupe imitatore
Japaneseアカハラガケビタキ
Lithuanianrudapilvis kalninis šnekutis
Norwegiansangklippeskvett
Norwegian NynorskSongklippeskvett
Polishsmolarek rdzawobrzuchy
PortugueseChasco-poliglota, chasco-imitador
RussianСкалистый чекан-пересмешник, Рыжебрюхий камнелаз
SerbianCimetasta litičarka
Slovakskaliarik sedmohlasý, skaliar sedmohlasý
SpanishRoquero imitador
SwahiliChati Chamawe
Swedishsvarthuvad klippskvätta, svarthuvad/vitkronad klippskvätta, klippskvätta, Klippskvätta
Turkishİncirkızılı
Ukrainianкамінчак рудочеревий
WelshCrec gwatwarus
ZuluiQumutsha-lamawa