Anteater chat

Myrmecocichla aethiops

The anteater chat or northern anteater-chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Tanzania.
Northern Anteater-Chat eBird name; IOC 14.1 now Anteater-chat. The (former) Southern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora is now Ant-eating Chat. Taxonomy :( Anteater chat,Geotagged,Kenya,Myrmecocichla aethiops,Summer

Habitat

Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

It has been observed to nest in abandoned wells in Nigeria.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMuscicapidae
GenusMyrmecocichla
SpeciesM. aethiops
Photographed in
Kenya