''Myrmecocichla'' is a
genus of
passerine birds in the Old World chat and flycatcher family
Muscicapidae.
The genus contains the following species:
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Sooty chat
The sooty chat (''Myrmecocichla nigra'') is an African songbird of the chat subfamily.
Description
It is 15 to 16 cm (6 to 6.25 inches) long, stocky and relatively short-tailed for a chat. The adult male's plumage is glossy black exc ...
(''Myrmecocichla nigra'')
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Anteater chat
The anteater chat or northern anteater-chat (''Myrmecocichla aethiops'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Se ...
(''Myrmecocichla aethiops'')
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Congo moor chat
The Congo moor chat or Congo moor-chat (''Myrmecocichla tholloni'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Range
It is found in Angola, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. Its ...
(''Myrmecocichla tholloni'')
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Ant-eating chat
The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (''Myrmecocichla formicivora'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is found in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are subtropical ...
(''Myrmecocichla formicivora'')
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Rüppell's black chat
Rüppell's black chat (''Myrmecocichla melaena'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia
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(''Myrmecocichla melaena'')
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Mountain wheatear
The mountain wheatear or mountain chat (''Myrmecocichla monticola'') is a small insectivorous passerine bird that is endemic to southwestern Africa.
Range and habitat
This non-migratory wheatear is resident in mountainous and rocky habitats in N ...
(''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
Th ...
(''Myrmecocichla arnoti'') (formerly placed in ''Pentholaea'')
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Ruaha chat
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 ...
(''Myrmecocichla collaris'')
References
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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