Myrmecocichla
| Myrmecocichla | |
|---|---|
| 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
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Myrmecocichla is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World chat and flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Sooty chat (Myrmecocichla nigra)
- Anteater chat (Myrmecocichla aethiops)
- Congo moor chat (Myrmecocichla tholloni)
- Ant-eating chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora)
- Rüppell's black chat (Myrmecocichla melaena)
- Mountain wheatear (Myrmecocichla monticola) (formerly placed in Oenanthe)
- Arnot's chat (Myrmecocichla arnotti) (formerly placed in Pentholaea)
- Ruaha chat (Myrmecocichla collaris)
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