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Emarginata schlegelii
The Karoo chat is a near endemic larger flycatcher from Muscicapidae family (Old World flycatchers). For a flycatcher, it is large, slightly bigger than a sparrow. Bluish-grey in in overall appearance, it sports darker tail and edges of wings and whitish underparts.
Seen in Kunene region of Namibia (northwest), outskirts of settlement in arid open acacia woodland landscape. Very dry (but still magnificent and rich in wildlife) at the moment, following a three-year dry-spell.
As mentioned above, this another near-endemic bird from Southern Africa, as its distribution is confined to South-Western arid areas of the region. This was also another lifer for me, but it seems (if our filters work properly) that it is a lifer for our PN.
Spotted on Mar 8, 2020
Submitted on Mar 29, 2020
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