Chat (bird)

This name is normally applied to the small European and Asian members of the family, which are insectivorous ground feeding birds.

In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, the chats form a sub-family Saxicolini.

Most northern species are strong migrants.

Species are:

• Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
• Siberian Rubythroat, Luscinia calliope
• Thrush Nightingale, Luscinia luscinia
• Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
• Indian Bluechat[?], Luscinia brunneus
• White-tailed Rubythroat, Luscinia pectoralis
• Rufous-headed Robin, Luscinia ruficeps
• Black-throated Blue Robin, Luscinia obscura
• Firethroat, Luscinia pectardens
• Siberian Blue Robin, Luscinia cyanea

• Red-flanked Bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus
• Golden Bush-Robin, Tarsiger chrysaeus
• White-browed Bush-Robin, Tarsiger indicus
• Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin, Tarsiger hyperythrus
• Collared Bush-Robin, Tarsiger johnstoniae

• European Robin, Erithacus rubecula
• Japanese Robin[?], Erithacus akahige
• Ryukyu Robin[?], Erithacus komadori

• White-throated Robin[?], Irania gutturalis

• Stonechat, Saxicola torquatus
  • Siberian Stonechat, S. (torquatus) maura may be a separate species
• Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
• Fuerteventura Chat, Saxicola dacotiae
• White-browed Bushchat, Saxicola macrorhyncha
• White-throated Bushchat, Saxicola insignis
• African Stonechat, Saxicola torquata
• Reunion Stonechat, Saxicola tectes
• White-tailed Stonechat, Saxicola leucura
• Pied Bushchat, Saxicola caprata
• Jerdon's Bushchat, Saxicola jerdoni
• Gray Bushchat, Saxicola ferrea
• Timor Bushchat, Saxicola gutturalis
• Buff-streaked Chat, Saxicola bifasciata

• White-starred Robin, Pogonocichla stellata

• Swynnerton's Robin, Swynnertonia swynnertoni

• Forest Robin, Stiphrornis erythrothorax

• Angola Cave-Chat, Xenocopsychus ansorgei

• Indian Robin, Saxicoloides fulicata
• White-tailed Robin, Cinclidium leucurum
• Sunda Robin, Cinclidium diana
• Blue-fronted Robin, Cinclidium frontale

• Grandala, Grandala coelicolor

• Herero Chat, Namibornis herero

• Sicklewing Chat, Cercomela sinuata
• Karoo Chat, Cercomela schlegelii
• Tractrac Chat, Cercomela tractrac
• Familiar Chat, Cercomela familiaris
• Brown-tailed Chat, Cercomela scotocerca
• Indian Chat, Cercomela fusca
• Sombre Chat, Cercomela dubia
• Blackstart, Cercomela melanura
• Moorland Chat, Cercomela sordida

• Congo Moorchat, Myrmecocichla tholloni
• Northern Anteater-Chat, Myrmecocichla aethiops
• Southern Anteater-Chat, Myrmecocichla formicivora
• Sooty Chat, Myrmecocichla nigra
• Rueppell's Chat, Myrmecocichla melaena
• White-fronted Black-Chat, Myrmecocichla albifrons
• White-headed Black-Chat, Myrmecocichla arnotti

• Mocking Cliff-Chat, Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
• White-winged Cliff-Chat, Thamnolaea semirufa

• Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus

Other Saxicolini species are dealt with under the following articles:

• wheatears
  • Genus Oenanthe
• redstarts.
  • Genus Phoenicurus
• akalats
  • Genus Sheppardia
• robin-chats
  • Genus Cossyphicula
• palm-thrushes
  • Genus Cichladusa
• scrub-robins
  • Genus Cercotrichas
• magpie-robins and sharmas
  • Genera Copsychus and Trichixos
• forktails
  • <Genus i>Enicurus</i>
• cochoas
  • Genus Cochoa

For other members of the Turdidae family, see thrushes.