Moorland Chat
Pinarochroa sordida(RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837)
English (US) Moorland Chat
The Moorland Chat (Pinarochroa sordida) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pinarochroa sordida
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moorland Chat
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Pinarochroa sordida sordida
- Pinarochroa sordida ernesti
- Pinarochroa sordida olimotiensis
- Pinarochroa sordida hypospodia
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Saxicola sordida
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837)
- Type locality
- Simen, Abyssinia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.75 pl.26 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
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Saxicola dacotiae
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Buff-streaked Chat
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Sickle-winged Chat
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Karoo Chat
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Tractrac Chat
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Mocking Cliff Chat
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Sooty Chat
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Anteater Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops
Ant-eating Chat
Myrmecocichla formicivora
Congo Moor Chat
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Mountain Chat
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