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

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 chat (Myrmecocichla monticola) (formerly placed in Oenanthe)
• Arnot's chat (Myrmecocichla arnotti) (formerly placed in Pentholaea)
• Ruaha chat (Myrmecocichla collaris)

References

1. "Muscicapidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.