Myrmecocichla

Myrmecocichla
Ant-eating chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Myrmecocichla Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Oenanthe formicivora [1] Vieillot, 1818

Myrmecocichla is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World chat and flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

The genus contains the following species: ^[2]

Image	Common name	Scientific name	Distribution
	Anteater chat	Myrmecocichla aethiops	Sahel and East African montane forests
	Congo moor chat	Myrmecocichla tholloni	Central Africa
	Ant-eating chat	Myrmecocichla formicivora	southern Africa
	Mountain chat	Myrmecocichla monticola	southern Africa
	Sooty chat	Myrmecocichla nigra	central Africa
	Rüppell's black chat	Myrmecocichla melaena	Ethiopian Highlands
-	Ruaha chat	Myrmecocichla collaris	Albertine Rift montane forests and Tanzania
	Arnot's chat	Myrmecocichla arnotti	Miombo woodlands

References

1. "Muscicapidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.