IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern. References Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey and Warwick Tarboton, SASOL Birds of Southern Africa (Struik 2002) Birds of Southern Africa External links Karoo chat - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Xeno-canto: audio recordings of the Karoo chat Karoo chat Karoo Birds of Southern Africa Karoo chat Karoo chat