Tractrac chat

Tractrac chat
In the Namib Naukluft, Namibia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Emarginata
Species:
E. tractrac
Binomial name
Emarginata tractrac
(Wilkes, 1817)
Synonyms

Cercomela tractrac

The tractrac chat (Emarginata tractrac) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in southernmost Angola, western Namibia and western South Africa.

Its habitat is Karoo and desert scrub, hummock dunes and gravel plains.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Emarginata tractrac". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710363A94243476. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710363A94243476.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.