Chat-flycatcher

The Chat-flycatcher, <em>Agricola infuscatus</em>, belongs to the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers, and is found in sub-Saharan Africa. Detailed plumage and behavioral descriptions of this species are limited in the available literature. Specific habitat associations for this species are not detailed in the available data, though it is generally encountered in arid and semi-arid scrublands and open woodlands across southern and eastern Africa. The Chat-flycatcher holds a conservation status of Least Concern. Diet information is not detailed in the available data. Nesting occurs in a cup nest. Clutch size ranges from 2 to 3 eggs, with an incubation period of approximately 14 days; fledging is estimated at approximately 11 to 14 days after hatching. Song and call descriptions are limited in the available literature.