Sickle-winged chat
| Sickle-winged chat | |
|---|---|
| At Sani Pass in the Drakensberg | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Emarginata |
| Species: | E. sinuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Emarginata sinuata (Sundevall, 1858) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cercomela sinuata | |
The sickle-winged chat or sicklewing chat (Emarginata sinuata) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae endemic to southern Africa. It is a common resident breeder in South Africa and Lesotho, and is also found in southernmost areas of Botswana and Namibia. Its habitat is Karoo scrub, short grassland, and barren sandy or stony areas. In western coastal areas, it also occurs on agricultural land.