Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: Blackstart

Blackstart Cercomela melanura

Described by: Temminck (1824)
Alternate common name(s): Black-tailed Rock Chat, Black-tailed Rock-chat, Black-tailed Rockchat
Old scientific name(s): Cercomela erlangeri

Photographs

Shizzafon, Israel - Mar 19, 2002 © Joseph W. Hammond  Nizzana, Israel - Mar, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Nizzana, Israel - Mar, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Nizzana, Israel - Mar, 2001 © Alain Fossé 
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Range

W. Middle East, w. Arabian Peninsula, and sahel zone of Africa;
Highly fragmented distribution;
(1) Israel in the Dead Sea basin, Jordan to Sinai Peninsula and w. Saudi Arabia.
(2) W. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Aden and sw. Oman.
(3) W. Red Sea coast of Egypt.
(4) E. Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and n. Somalia.
(5) E. Niger to Chad and e. Sudan.
(6) E. Mali and w. Niger.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Frans van der Veen

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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