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Sombre Rock Chat


Oenanthe dubia

(Blundell, HJW; Lovat, 1899)

Family: Muscicapidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Myrmecocichla dubia.





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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Data Deficient


Description


The sombre rock chat (Oenanthe dubia) is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is native to montane desert of central Ethiopia and possibly far-western Somalia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

The sombre rock chat was formerly included in the genus Cercomela. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2010 and 2012 found that the genus Cercomela was polyphyletic with five species, including the sombre rock chat, phylogenetically nested within the genus Oenanthe. As part of a reorganization of the species to create monotypic genera, the sombre rock chat was moved to the genus Oenanthe.

Source: Wikipedia, article Oenanthe dubia. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
204374828/04/2019EthiopiaArsiMataharaMarcelo Gavensky
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Sombre Rock Chat (Oenanthe dubia) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 04/10/2026.