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Chats are a group of small Old World insectivorous birds formerly classed as members of the thrush family Turdidae.
This name is normally applied to the robust ground feeding species found in Europe and Asia in the subfamily Saxicolini.
They come from a large number of genera.
Most northern species are strong migrants .
Species are:
Family: Muscicapidae Subfamily: Saxicolini Bluethroat , Luscinia svecica Siberian Rubythroat , Luscinia calliope Rufous-tailed Robin , Luscinia sibilans Thrush Nightingale , Luscinia luscinia Nightingale , Luscinia megarhynchos Indian Blue Robin , Luscinia brunneus White-tailed Rubythroat, Luscinia pectoralis Rufous-headed Robin, Luscinia ruficeps Black-throated Blue Robin, Luscinia obscura Firethroat, Luscinia pectardens Siberian Blue Robin , Luscinia cyane Red-flanked Bluetail , Tarsiger cyanurus Golden Bush-Robin, Tarsiger chrysaeus White-browed Bush-Robin, Tarsiger indicus Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin, Tarsiger hyperythrus Collared Bush-Robin, Tarsiger johnstoniae European Robin , Erithacus rubecula Japanese Robin , Erithacus akahige Ryukyu Robin , Erithacus komadori White-throated Robin , Irania gutturalis Whinchat , Saxicola rubetra Stoliczka's Bushchat or White-browed Bushchat, Saxicola macrorhyncha Hodgson's Bushchat or White-throated Bushchat, Saxicola insignis Fuerteventura Chat or Canary Island Stonechat, Saxicola dacotiae European Stonechat , Saxicola rubicola (previously S. torquata rubicola ) Siberian Stonechat or Asian Stonechat, Saxicola maura (previously S. torquata maura ) African Stonechat , Saxicola torquata Réunion Stonechat , Saxicola tectes White-tailed Stonechat , Saxicola leucura Pied Bushchat , Saxicola caprata Jerdon's Bushchat , Saxicola jerdoni Grey Bushchat , Saxicola ferrea White-bellied Bushchat or Timor Bushchat, Saxicola gutturalis Buff-streaked Bushchat , Saxicola bifasciata White-starred Robin, Pogonocichla stellata Swynnerton's Robin, Swynnertonia swynnertoni Forest Robin, Stiphrornis erythrothorax Angola Cave-Chat, Xenocopsychus ansorgei Indian Robin , Saxicoloides fulicata White-tailed Robin, Cinclidium leucurum Sunda Robin, Cinclidium diana Blue-fronted Robin, Cinclidium frontale Grandala, Grandala coelicolor Herero Chat, Namibornis herero Sicklewing Chat, Cercomela sinuata Karoo Chat, Cercomela schlegelii Tractrac Chat, Cercomela tractrac Familiar Chat, Cercomela familiaris Brown-tailed Chat, Cercomela scotocerca Indian Chat, Cercomela fusca Sombre Chat, Cercomela dubia Blackstart, Cercomela melanura Moorland Chat, Cercomela sordida Congo Moorchat, Myrmecocichla tholloni Northern Anteater-Chat, Myrmecocichla aethiops Southern Anteater-Chat, Myrmecocichla formicivora Sooty Chat, Myrmecocichla nigra Rueppell's Chat, Myrmecocichla melaena White-fronted Black-Chat, Myrmecocichla albifrons White-headed Black-Chat, Myrmecocichla arnotti Mocking Cliff-Chat, Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris White-winged Cliff-Chat, Thamnolaea semirufa Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus Other Saxicolini species are dealt with under the following articles:
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