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 or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
| Ant-eating chat | |
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| Male | |
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| Female Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Myrmecocichla |
| Species: | M. formicivora
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecocichla formicivora (Wilkes, 1817)
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Description
editThe species is sexually dimorphic with the male is almost entirely black while the female is brown with a grey bill and legs.
References
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- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Myrmecocichla formicivora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710409A131881042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710409A131881042.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
edit- Ant-eating chat - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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