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 LC    Congo Moor-chat* Id (Atlas):
    Myrmecocichla tholloni

Description (9)
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Other Names (World)
Congo Moor-Chat, Thollon's Chat, Thollon's Moor-chat, Congo Moor Chat, Congo Moorchat

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
18 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Oustalet, 1886)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland.

Range (Guide)
Angola, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Gabon.

Highly disjunct range: Central African Republic, south-eastern Gabon, PRCongo, western DRCongo and northern and central Angola.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Short 'trrep trreep'. A short, warbled song, sometimes given in flight or when hovering.

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


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