Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: Sooty Chat

Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra

Described by: Vieillot (1818)
Alternate common name(s): Sooty Anteater-chat
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Kenya - Jun 16, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Kenya - Aug, 2003 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Masai Mara, Kenya - Sep 10, 2007 © Larry Sirvio  Masai Mara, Kenya - Sep 10, 2007 © Larry Sirvio 
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Range

Tropical Africa;
Highly fragemented distribution;
Sengal, Guinea, n. Nigeria, highlands of Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, s. Sudan, ne. Zaire, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, w. Kenya s. to s. Angola, s. Zaire, w. and c. Zambia and 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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