White-winged_cliff_chat

White-winged cliff chat

White-winged cliff chat

Species of bird

The white-winged cliff chat (Monticola semirufus) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in rocky wooded gorges, among boulders and in road cuttings within the Ethiopian Highlands.

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

This species was formerly placed in the genus Thamnolaea but was moved to Monticola based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010.[2][3]

Female at Debre Berhan, Ethiopia

Length 19–21 cm. The male has a striking chestnut belly which the female lacks. Juvenile is spotted buff above and below. Both sexes show striking white secondaries in flight. The white patches in the primaries are diagnostic of this species.

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2016). "Monticola semirufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710457A94246950. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710457A94246950.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Zuccon, D.; Ericson, Per G.P. (2010). "The Monticola rock-thrushes: phylogeny and biogeography revisited". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 55 (3): 901–910. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.009. PMID 20079862.
  3. [3]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  • Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Struik, Cape Town.
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