Tractrac Chat (Emarginata tractrac)

Tractrac Chat, a reference photo — Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The tractrac chat (Emarginata tractrac) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in southernmost Angola, western Namibia and western South Africa.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Tractrac Chat being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Oenanthe chrysopygia
Muscisaxicola frontalis
Ammomanopsis grayi
Pseudopodoces humilis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Emarginata
Species: Emarginata tractrac

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