The Ruaha chat (''Myrmecocichla collaris'') is a species of
bird in the family
Muscicapidae. It is found in western Tanzania, eastern Rwanda, Burundi, and northern Zambia. Its natural
habitats are dry
savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland
grassland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
The Ruaha chat was formerly considered a
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
of
Arnot's chat (''Myrmecocichla arnotti'').
[ ] Clements has lumped the bird into the Arnot's chat.
References
Ruaha chat
Birds of East Africa
Ruaha chat
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