Meet The Red-Breasted Chat With A Fiery Red Chest And White Eyeliner To Match

This bird may be bright but sometimes it's still easy to miss.

Daphnie

• Published in Animal Stories
• November 14, 2021

The red-breasted chat. They are a sight to see in the wild but you might not ever get the chance to see them in person.

The red-breasted chat is obviously known for its red chest. Whether you are a fan of birds or not, you can't deny that this bird is eye-catching.

The red-breasted chat is also known as granatellus venustus. Found in Mexico and Guatemala this bird can be easily overlooked.

Despite its bright colors and contrasting shades of black and white, it still can be lost in the tropical forest. This bird stays to himself so it may not be seen, despite its bright color.

The male birds are eye-catching because of the red vest-like chest that they have. These beautiful creatures are amazing to look at.

We are going to dive deep into the lives of these beautiful creatures. We'll talk about where they're from and located at now, what they like to eat, and take a closer look at their amazing color story.

It's difficult to spot one of these beauties in the wild, so the pictures will have to do them justice. If you want to check out some amazing pictures of these red-breasted chat's them keep reading!

We are going to go through a few different pictures and facts about these beautiful birds.

Red-Breasted Chat

This bird is of the Cardinaliidae family. The adult males have a blue-grey color but his face has white eyebrows. His chin, throat, sides, and flanks are white, while his breast area is covered in a beautiful red color.

The female has upperparts that are colored grey and her face is grey and buff colored.

Her breast and belly are a light buff color with a hint of salmon pink.

They are mostly found in Mexico, but can also be found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

You can find these birds living in thorn forested areas and scrubby woodland.

They love heavy-growth forests. It has also been spotted in evergreen swamp forest inland and mangrove swamps or along rivers.

Red-breasted chats will be found looking for insects in the mid-level areas while traveling in pairs.

Not much is known about the reproductive habits of these birds.

All that we know is that they breed during the wet season -May through September. Up to four eggs can be laid with the female left to incubate them.

This species has a large range and the exact population number is unknown.

However, they are not believed to approach the thresholds for the population size criterion of the IUCN Red List.

These beautiful birds are amazing in every way and anyone able to spot them is lucky,

Check Out This Video Of A Red-Breasted Chat Below

These red-breasted chats are absolutely beautiful and these pictures do them justice! The beautiful red color is eye-catching.

They live in heavily forested areas and thrive in wet environments. They're hard to spot in the wild but if you see them, you will know it is a Red-breasted Chat.

What do you think about these beautiful birds?

Daphnie