Three-streaked tchagra
Tchagra jamesi (Shelley, 1885)
The three-streaked tchagra (Tchagra jamesi) is a species in the family Malaconotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 26.5 g to 27.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the three-streaked tchagra
- Weight
- 26.5 g – 27.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 2.45src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the three-streaked tchagra live?
Not recorded
What is the three-streaked tchagra?
The three-streaked tchagra (Tchagra jamesi) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae, which is an uncommon resident of semi-desert regions in the eastern Afrotropics. The binomial of this bird commemorates the explorer Frank Linsly James, who also had the Frank James Memorial Hospital built in his honour.
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Is the three-streaked tchagra endangered?
The three-streaked tchagra is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the three-streaked tchagra classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMalaconotidae
- genusTchagra
- SpeciesTchagra jamesi (Shelley, 1885)
Synonyms Telephonus jamesi
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- TSTCEnglish
- txagra de JamesCatalan
- čagra páskovanýCzech
- tsiagra teiresWelsh
- Lyshovedet KratskadeDanish
- SomalitschagraGerman
- Somalia-TschagraGerman
- tristria malakonotoEsperanto
- Chagra de JamesSpanish
- Chagra de África OrientalSpanish
- kõnnu-pagulindEstonian
- tiheikkölepinkäinenFinnish
- Tchagra de JamesFrench
- istočnoafrička čagraCroatian
- Chagra tristriataItalian
- ハイイロヤブモズJapanese
- somalinė čagraLithuanian
- Somalische TsjagraDutch
- tornsjagraNorwegian
- czagra szaraPolish
- tchagra-somaliPortuguese
- picanço-assobiador-trilistadoPortuguese
- Сомалийская чаграRussian
- čagra akáciováSlovak
- Tropruga čagraSerbian
- trestreckad tchagraSwedish
- trestreckig tchagraSwedish
- James ÇagraTurkish
- чагра малаUkrainian
- 纹斑红翅鵙Chinese
- 紋斑紅翅伯勞Chinese
Relatives of the three-streaked tchagra
Other species in the same genus Tchagra.
Black-crowned tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Southern tchagra
Tchagra tchagra
Brown-crowned tchagra
Tchagra australis
CompareThree-streaked tchagra vs Black-crowned tchagraThree-streaked tchagra vs Southern tchagraThree-streaked tchagra vs Brown-crowned tchagra
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the three-streaked tchagra?
An adult three-streaked tchagra weighs 26.5 g – 27.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the three-streaked tchagra endangered?
The three-streaked tchagra is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the three-streaked tchagra?
The three-streaked tchagra (Tchagra jamesi) belongs to the family Malaconotidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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