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Sickle-winged Chat
Emarginata sinuata
Sickle-winged Chat (Emarginata sinuata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Sickle-winged Chat (Emarginata sinuata) is a member of the Muscicapidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 18.1 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Genus Emarginata
- Species sinuata
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Sickle-winged Chat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Sickle-winged Chat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Sickle-winged Chat (Emarginata sinuata) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF s.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18.1 g, with a wing length of about 7.7 cm and a tail of around 5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 793,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Sickle-winged Chat?
The Sickle-winged Chat is a small bird that weighs around 18.1 g.
Where does the Sickle-winged Chat live?
The Sickle-winged Chat is found across Africa with a range covering AF s, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Sickle-winged Chat belong to?
The Sickle-winged Chat (Emarginata sinuata) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Sickle-winged Chat eat?
The Sickle-winged Chat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Sickle-winged Chat migrate?
The Sickle-winged Chat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Sickle-winged Chat endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Sickle-winged Chat make?
1 real field recording of the Sickle-winged Chat — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Sickle-winged Chat's range?
The Sickle-winged Chat has a mapped global range of about 793,000 km².
Conservation
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