''Myrmecocichla'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by th ...
birds in the Old World chat and flycatcher family
Muscicapidae
The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, Bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica)'' and Northe ...
.
The genus contains the following species:
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Sooty chat (''Myrmecocichla nigra'')
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Anteater chat (''Myrmecocichla aethiops'')
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Congo moor chat (''Myrmecocichla tholloni'')
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Ant-eating chat (''Myrmecocichla formicivora'')
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Rüppell's black chat (''Myrmecocichla melaena'')
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Mountain wheatear (''Myrmecocichla monticola'') (formerly placed in ''
Oenanthe'')
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Arnot's chat
Arnot's chat (''Myrmecocichla arnotti''), also known as the white-headed black-chat, is a species of bird in the chat and flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The species is found in southern Africa from Rwanda and Angola to South Africa.
Taxonomy
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(''Myrmecocichla arnoti'') (formerly placed in ''Pentholaea'')
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Ruaha chat (''Myrmecocichla collaris'')
References
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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