Anteater Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiopsCabanis, JL, 1851
English (US) Anteater Chat
The Anteater Chat (Myrmecocichla aethiops) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Myrmecocichla aethiops
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Anteater Chat
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1851
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Myrmecocichla aethiops aethiops
- Myrmecocichla aethiops sudanensis
- Myrmecocichla aethiops cryptoleuca
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1851
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der orithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine 1 p.8
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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