Sickle-winged Chat (Cercomela sinuata) - HBW 10, p. 789

French: Traquet aile-en-faux German: Veldschmätzer Spanish: Colinegro Sudafricano
Other common names: Sicklewing Chat

Taxonomy: Lusc.(inia) sinuata Sundevall, 1858, Saldanha Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

ensifera Clancey, 1958 - S Namibia and W & C South Africa (E to SW Northern Province).
hypernephela Clancey, 1956 - Lesotho.
sinuata (Sundevall, 1858) - Western Cape and N & W Eastern Cape (South Africa).

Adult bird on the ground Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp ensifera)
auf 19 July 2004 44 weeks ago 4
adult bird on a log Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp ensifera)
auf 19 July 2007 44 weeks ago 3.8
Bird on rock Locality Sani Pass, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Roland Bischoff 20 October 2011 1 year ago 3.8
On a rock Locality Sani Pass, Lesotho
Guy Poisson 12 November 2012 21 weeks ago 3.8
Ringed bird Locality Sani Pass, Lesotho (Monotypic species)
Roland Bischoff 4 October 2008 1 year ago 3.6
A bird on a rock Locality Bokong Nature Reserve, Lesotho
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 13 April 2011 1 year ago 3.5
Perched on a bush Locality Lesotho
Lindsay Hansch 23 October 2008 2 years ago 3.5
A juvenile begging for food. Locality Sani Pass, Lesotho (ssp hypernephela)
David Beadle 23 January 2011 1 year ago 3.4
An adult perched on a rock. Locality Sani Pass, Lesotho (ssp hypernephela)
David Beadle 23 January 2011 1 year ago 3.2
Sickle-winged Chat foraging on a plain Locality Lesotho
Rhonda Hansch 23 October 2008 1 year ago 2.8
An adult perched on a bush. Locality Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp sinuata)
Carmelo López 29 November 2010 2 years ago 2.8
A bird on the ground. Locality Lesotho
Ken Havard 20 October 2007 2 years ago 2.5