Moorland Chat

Pinarochroa sordida (Rüppell, 1837)

21 gWeight

The moorland chat (Pinarochroa sordida), also known as the alpine chat or hill chat, is a species of songbird in the Old World flycatcher family.

Most records: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Moorland Chat has been recorded at 17 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Aberdare NPKenya263 records
Sululta PlainEthiopia164 records
Bale Mts – Dinsho Park HQEthiopia86 records

More places

Debre Libanos – Lodge and Portuguese BridgeEthiopia41 records
Debre Libanos MonasteryEthiopia21 records
Melka GhebduEthiopia14 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania13 records
Lake Basaka – north shoreEthiopia3 records
Wondo GenetEthiopia3 records
Addis Ababa – Ghion HotelEthiopia2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ethiopia Kenya Tanzania

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The moorland chat (Pinarochroa sordida), also known as the alpine chat or hill chat, is a species of songbird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is endemic to the eastern Afromontane. It lives at high altitudes on moors and grassland, usually above 3,400 m (11,100 ft), but can live as low as 2,100 m (6,900 ft).

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