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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
23/05/2024 11:12:27 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Southern Anteater-chat*
Id (Atlas):
Myrmecocichla formicivora
Description (10 )
Southern Anteater-chat
© flickr.com
Other Names (World)
Southern Anteater-Chat, Ant-Eateing Chat, Ant-eating Chat
Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)
Size
17 - 18 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Vieillot, 1818)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland.
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland.
Vagrant to Zimbabwe.
Namibia east to south-western Zimbabwe, south to South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Habits
Usually in small groups.
Voice
A short, sharp 'peek', or 'piek'. Song is a varied mix of whistles and grating notes.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (52)... )
Listen to XC591959
Ant-eating Chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora ) [XC591959 ]
by Lynette Rudman from Rietspruit,west of Dewrtsdorp rd, BFN, Free State, South Africa (call)
Listen to XC711083
Ant-eating Chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora ) [XC711083 ]
by id from City of Matlosana (near Klerksdorp), Southern DC, North West, South Africa (call, imitation, mimicry\/imitation)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Southern Anteater-chat see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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