Gewone Spekvreter
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Familie / Family: Muscicapidae
Spesienommer / Species number: 570
Hierdie voël bly die hele jaar by ons.
This bird lives here all year round.
Afrikaans
'n Grysbruin voëltjie met 'n oranjebruin stert met 'n donker punt. Dit eet insekte, en ook krummels wat mense laat val.
Waar by die skool? Kyk op mure, klippe en dakke.
Wil jy weet? Dit flap gedurig sy vlerke as dit sit. Die naam "spekvreter" kom glo daarvan dat dit vroeër vet (spek) by boere gesteel het.
English
A grey-brown little bird with an orange-brown tail with a dark tip. It eats insects, and crumbs people drop.
Where at school? Look on walls, stones and roofs.
Did you know? It keeps flicking its wings while perched. Its Afrikaans name "spekvreter" (fat-eater) is said to come from stealing fat from farmers long ago.
