Emarginata sinuata
Many birds that live in arid habitats sport a rather dull colouration, and the Sickle-winged Chat, which inhabits fynbos, the open and arid Karoo plains and rocky mountain sides follows the same recipe for blending in with their sparsely vegetated surroundings. They feed mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Sickle-winged Chats are usually seen alone or in pairs. They breed during the warmer parts of the year, building their nest on the ground at the base of a shrub of a tuft of grass and raising a clutch of 2-4 chicks.
The Sickle-winged Chat is endemic to Southern Africa, occurring in the western and central provinces of South Africa, throughout Lesotho and into southern Namibia. The IUCN considers it to be of least concern, given an apparently stable population and wide distribution.
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