Ant-eating chat
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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.
Description
The species is sexually dimorphic with the male almost entirely black and the female brown with a grey bill and legs.
References
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External links
- Ant-eating chat - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- Ant-eating chat Structured guide to the species in southern Africa