Myrmecocichla | |
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Ant-eating chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 |
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![]() | 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 |