Mountain Chat
Myrmecocichla monticola(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Mountain Chat
The Mountain Chat (Myrmecocichla monticola) 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 monticola
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mountain Chat
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Myrmecocichla monticola albipileata
- Myrmecocichla monticola nigricauda
- Myrmecocichla monticola atmorii
- Myrmecocichla monticola monticola
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Oenanthe monticola
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Namaqualand.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 21 p.434
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Rüppell's Black Chat
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Arnot's Chat
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