White-winged Cliff-chat

White-winged Cliff-chat
Two males in Ethiopia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Thamnolaea
Species:	T. semirufa
Binomial name
Thamnolaea semirufa (Rüppell, 1837)
Synonyms
Myrmecocichla semirufa

The White-winged Cliff-chat (Thamnolaea semirufa) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in rocky wooded gorges, among boulders and in road cuttings within the Ethiopian highlands.

Female White-winged Cliff-chat, 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

• Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Struik, Cape Town.
• BirdLife International 2004. Myrmecocichla semirufa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.

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