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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Myrmecocichla

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Muscicapidae

Scientific name
  
Myrmecocichla formicivora

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Bird, Myrmecocichla, Old World flycatcher, Mountain wheatear, Fiscal flycatcher

The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

Description

The species is sexually dimorphic with the male is almost entirely black while the female is brown with a grey bill and legs.

References

Ant-eating chat Wikipedia


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