Rüppell's Chat Myrmecocichla melaena Rüppell's Black-chat

Rüppell's Chat Myrmecocichla melaena
(aka Rüppell's Black-chat)

Ethiopia
January 2016

Rüppell's Chat is endemic to Ethiopia and Eritrea but only in the north and west. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in ravines and cliffs at between 1,800 and 2,800 metres.

It is a large black chat with white on the wings only visible in flight.

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