Arnot’s Chat
Pentholaea arnotti
Mopane woodland. White throat in female; white cap in male. Both have white shoulders.
Chats, Robins, Thrushes
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Fairly common resident. Resembles [Mountain Wheatear] but male has a white cap (not grey); female has a white throat. Utters a shrill song containing a musical ‘feeee’ ascending and descending in pitch. Pairs or small parties occur beneath trees, hopping about on the trunks and on the ground. Only in broad-leaved woodland with well-developed trees in flat country, especially mopane woodland.
Quick Facts
Size
18 cm - S
Names
A: Bontpiek
Ss: Sethwena-Hlohotshweu
G: Arnotschmätzer
Bird Family
Largely terrestrial, insectivorous or frugivorous birds that sing from trees, some robins rating as among our finest songsters. The sexes are alike unless otherwise stated, while immatures usually have the feathers of the upperparts pale-edged, the underparts spotted.
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