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Common Name

Mocking Cliff Chat

Alternate Names

Mocking Chat, Cliff Chat

Common Type

Chat

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Muscicapidae

Genus

Thamnolaea

Species

cinnamomeiventris

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Malawi,

Number of Sub-Species

Six Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident but descends to lower elevations in the winter

Preferred Habitat

Rocky and boulder strewn areas, well wooded rocky ravines, cliffs, gullies, valley bottoms with scattered rocks

Distribution and Range

Eastern Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Insectivorous plus fruit and the nectar of aloes

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