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Boulder Chat

Pinarornis plumosus

The boulder chat (Pinarornis plumosus) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae native to dry woodland and savanna in Southern Africa. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Pinarornis. The boulder chat is a large chat, 25 cm in length, with brownish-black plumage and white tips to the outer tail feathers. In flight, a row of small white spots can be seen on the edge of the primary and secondary coverts. Females are similar to males but have a slightly duller plumage. The species is native to Southern Africa, including Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. There are distinct populations in the far west of Botswana and southern Zimbabwe; north eastern Zimbabwe, extending into western Mozambique; and a third population in eastern Zambia extending up the Luangwa valley into Malawi.
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Andrew de Blocq
Sunday 03 Oct 2021 - 9:36am
South Africa
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Hugo Cura
Monday 21 Oct 2019 - 4:00pm
Malawi
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Louis Ferreira
Wednesday 22 Aug 2018 - 9:37am
Zimbabwe
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