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- Mocking Cliff Chat
bird · Passeriformes · Muscicapidae
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris (Lafresnaye, 1836) — also called Mocking Cliff-Chat, Mocking Chat, MCCH. Occurrence records of the Mocking Cliff Chat are shared on GBIF from around 55 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area (740 records), in 7 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernMuscicapidae
55reserves with records
3 290records around them
7provinces
LCIUCN category

Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area | LP Limpopo | 740 |
| Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 444 |
| The WaterberryNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 348 |
| Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve | NW North West | 241 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 238 |
| Blyderivierspoort NatuurreservaatNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 212 |
| Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 116 |
| Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 112 |
| Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 92 |
| Marakele National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 87 |
| Vredefort Dome core areaProtected area | NW North West | 71 |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 49 |
| Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 48 |
| Cumberland Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 44 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 40 |
| Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 32 |
| Honey Trails: HikingNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 25 |
| Zingela Safari & River CompanyProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 23 |
| Venetia Limpopo Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 23 |
| Plovers LakeProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 21 |
| SterkfonteinProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 20 |
| Kwandwe Private Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 19 |
| Alice Glockner Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 18 |
| Coopers CaveProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 18 |
| SS Skosana Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 15 |
| QwaQwa National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 14 |
| Phezulu Safari ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 13 |
| Zulu Waters Game ReservePrivate game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 12 |
| Lanner GorgeProtected area | LP Limpopo | 11 |
| Umtamvuna Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 11 |
| Morning Sun Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 10 |
| Doornkop Fish and Wildlife ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 10 |
| Mthethomusha Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 10 |
| Bezhoek Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 10 |
| HaasgatProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 8 |
| Willem Pretorius Game ReserveProtected area | FS Free State | 7 |
| Doctor Alden Lloyd Nature Conservation AreaNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Makalali ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 7 |
| Entabeni Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 7 |
| Lydenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 6 |
| ASSEGAAI TRAILSNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 6 |
| Ubizane Wildlife ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| Zebra Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 6 |
| SwartkransProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 5 |
| Umfolozi Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| DrimolenProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 3 |
| Lion & Safari ParkGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 3 |
| Kgaswane Nature Reserve RustenburgNature reserve | NW North West | 3 |
| Lejwe La Metsi Private ReservePrivate game reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Blougat Municipal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 2 |
| Mac-Mac Forest Nature ReserveForest reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 2 |
| Medike Mountain SanctuaryNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 2 |
| Percy Fyfe Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 2 |
| Bellevue Forest ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
| EWT Medike ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 2 |
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 14 reserves
- Gauteng
- 13 reserves
- Limpopo
- 11 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 7 reserves
- North West
- 4 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 4 reserves
- Free State
- 2 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Scientific name
- Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
- GBIF taxon
- 2492397
- Wikidata
- Q1589235
More of the Muscicapidae family
Cape Robin-ChatFiscal FlycatcherAfrican StonechatFamiliar ChatWhite-browed Scrub RobinAfrican Dusky FlycatcherSouthern Black FlycatcherAnt-eating ChatCape Rock ThrushRed-capped Robin-ChatKaroo Scrub-RobinCapped WheatearMountain WheatearKaroo Scrub RobinWhite-throated Robin-ChatSpotted FlycatcherChorister Robin-ChatKalahari Scrub RobinMarico FlycatcherAshy FlycatcherBrown Scrub RobinWhite-browed Robin-ChatKaroo ChatBuff-streaked ChatChat FlycatcherBearded Scrub RobinWhite-starred RobinSentinel Rock ThrushSickle-winged ChatGrey Tit-FlycatcherTractrac ChatPale FlycatcherShort-toed Rock Thrush
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.