Myrmecocichla

Updated on Dec 03, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Myrmecocichla Higher classification Old World flycatcher Order Passerine		Family Muscicapidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Anteater chat, Mocking cliff chat, Sooty chat, Arnot's chat, Rüppell's black chat

Myrmecocichla is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World chat and flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

The genus contains the following species:

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 arnoti) (formerly placed in Pentholaea)

Ruaha chat (Myrmecocichla collaris)

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