Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusThamnolaea (Cliff-Chats)
- SpeciesThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris (Mocking Cliff Chat)
The mocking cliff chat, mocking chat or cliff chat, (Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris) is a species of chat in the family Muscicapidae which occurs in rocky habitats in much of eastern Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only species placed in the genus Thamnolaea. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Central Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia barbata
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Mocking Cliff Chat at South Luangwa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there