Myrmecocichla Explained

Myrmecocichla is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World chat and flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The genus contains the following species:^[1]

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gill . Frank . Donsker . David . Chats, Old World flycatchers . World Bird List Version 6.2 . International Ornithologists' Union. 20 May 2016 .