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Myrmecocichla formicivora

Ant-eating Chat


Myrmecocichla formicivora

(Wilkes, J, 1817)
Zorzal-hormiguero Meridional
Family: Muscicapidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Motacilla formicivora.




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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is found in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

 The species is sexually dimorphic with the male almost entirely black and the female brown with a grey bill and legs.

Source: Wikipedia, article Myrmecocichla formicivora. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 3

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Photography ID: 452731
  Adult
Lobatse
South-East
Botswana
03/03/2018
Glauco Oliveira
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Photography ID: 217587
 Parque Nacional Etosha
Kunene
Namibia
08/18/2017
Hugo Caverzasi
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Photography ID: 110030
♀  Adult
Pretoria
Gauteng
South Africa
06/27/2015
Luis Cesar Tejo


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
114758926/11/2019South AfricaGautengRhino and Lion Nature Reserve, Johannesburgo1Luis Cesar Tejo
142376503/03/2018BotswanaSouth-EastLobatseGlauco Oliveira
61115618/08/2017NamibiaKuneneCamp Halali, Parque Nacional EtoshaHugo Caverzasi
31579127/06/2015South AfricaGautengRietvlei Nature Reserve, PretoriaLuis Cesar Tejo
4018409/11/2010South AfricaMpumalangaWakkerstroomCarmelo López Abad
3955503/11/2010South AfricaMpumalangaSwindgedzi, Parque Nacional KrugerCarmelo López Abad
3918801/11/2010South AfricaMpumalangaPunda María, Parque Nacional KrugerCarmelo López Abad
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Ant-eating Chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.