Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: Northern Anteater-Chat

Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops

Described by: Cabanis (1850)
Alternate common name(s): Northern Anteater-chat, Ant Chat, Anteater Chat
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Nakuru National Park, Kenya - Jun 14, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Nakuru National Park, Kenya - Jun 14, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Nakuru National Park, Kenya - Jun 14, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Location unknown - Date unknown © Allen Chartier  Nakuru National Park, Kenya - Sep 8, 2007 © Larry Sirvio 
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Range

Sahel zone from w. to ec. Africa;
Fragmented distribution in the e. part of its range;
(1) Senegambia, s. Mauritania, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, n. Nigeria, n. Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Chad.
(2) Nw. Sudan.
(3) Highlands of c. Kenya and ne. Tanzania.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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