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Blackstart
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The blackstart (Oenanthe melanura) is a chat found in desert regions in North Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula. It is resident throughout its range.
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 2.26
- Image
- PikiWiki Israel 4297 Cercomela melanura.jpg
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- taxon name
- Oenanthe melanura
- taxon common name
- chasco-rabinegro
- litter size
- 3.5
- egg incubation period
- 13
- short name
- O. melanura
- taxon author citation
- (Temminck, 1824)
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- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Breeding
- Status
- Notes
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- Further reading
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The blackstart (Oenanthe melanura) is a chat found in desert regions in North Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula. It is resident throughout its range.
The blackstart is long and is named for its black tail, which is frequently fanned; the rest of its plumage is bluish-grey or grey-brown (North African races being browner, Middle Eastern races bluer). The sexes are similar. The song is a clear melancholy whistle: CHURlee...TRUloo...CHURlee...TRUlur..., with short phrases from the song used as a call.