Myrmecocichla
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Myrmecocichla is a genus of bird
in the Muscicapidae family. Thamnolaea is a synonym. (Sibley and Monroe, 1990 and 1993)
It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Muscicapidae family. Thamnolaea is a synonym. (Sibley and Monroe, 1990 and 1993)
It contains the following species:
- Anteater Chat (Myrmecocichla aethiops)
- White-fronted Black Chat (Myrmecocichla albifrons)
- Arnot's Chat (Myrmecocichla arnoti)
- Mocking Cliff Chat (Myrmecocichla cinnamomeiventris)
- Ant-eating Chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora)
- Rüppell's Black Chat (Myrmecocichla melaena)
- White-winged Cliff-chatWhite-winged Cliff-chatThe White-winged Cliff-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in rocky wooded gorges, among boulders and in road cuttings within the Ethiopian highlands....
(Myrmecocichla semirufa) - Congo Moor Chat (Myrmecocichla tholloni)
- Sooty ChatSooty ChatThe Sooty Chat is an African songbird of the chat subfamily.It is 15 to 16 cm long, stocky and relatively short-tailed for a chat. The adult male's plumage is glossy black except for white patches on the upper wings that are usually visible or only partly concealed when the bird is at rest...
(Myrmecocichla nigra)