
The familiar chat (Oenanthe familiaris), is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
These are the parks where hosts on Spekboom record it.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 4,458 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Familiar Chat is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
4,460 records, iNaturalist
40+ results in Limpopo
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Species
Oenanthe familiaris
Records
4 460
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Familiar Chat on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Familiar Chat is most recorded in Western Cape (50% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (16% of records), Northern Cape (11% of records), based on 4 460 iNaturalist observations.
The Familiar Chat is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The familiar chat (Oenanthe familiaris), is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara in rocky and mountainous habitat and around human habitation.