Familiar Chat

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q12265001
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Summary

Familiar Chat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Oenanthe[5]
  • Taxon name: Oenanthe familiaris[6]
  • Commons category: Oenanthe familiaris[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Oenanthe familiaris[8]
  • Commons gallery: Oenanthe familiaris[9]
  • Original combination: Motacilla familiaris[10]
  • Taxon synonym: Cercomela familiaris[11]
  • Short name: O. familiaris[12]
  • Taxon common name: Familiar Chat[13], Rostschwanz[14], Colinegro Familiar[15], còlit familiar[16], skalníček šedohnědý[17], punasaba-kaljutäks[18], Ruststjert[19], Рыжехвостый скромный чекан[20], アカオイワビタキ[21], Rødhalet Stensmutte[22], kalliotasku[23], białorzytka rdzawosterna[24], skaliarik červenochvostý[25], Gewone Spekvreter[26]
  • Mass: 3.15 g[27], 20.8 g[28]
  • Taxon author citation: (Wilkes, 1817)[29]
  • Litter size: 3[30]
  • Egg incubation period: 14 day[31]
  • Taxon range: Africa[32]

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Identifiers

Familiar Chat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6100849[33]. Familiar Chat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 916820[34].

Why It Matters

Familiar Chat has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · FlocciNivis · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Oenanthe familiaris
    Inaturalist taxon id → 980204
    Instance of → taxon
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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