Myrmecocichla

Myrmecocichla is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World chat and flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

Myrmecocichla
Ant-eating chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Myrmecocichla Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Oenanthe formicivora[1] Vieillot, 1818

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

Image	Common Name	Scientific Name	Distribution
	Anteater chat	Myrmecocichla aethiops	Sahel and East African montane forests
	Congo moor chat	Myrmecocichla tholloni	Central Africa
	Ant-eating chat	Myrmecocichla formicivora	southern Africa
	Mountain chat	Myrmecocichla monticola	southern Africa
	Sooty chat	Myrmecocichla nigra	central Africa
	Rüppell's black chat	Myrmecocichla melaena	Ethiopian Highlands
-	Ruaha chat	Myrmecocichla collaris	Albertine Rift montane forests and Tanzania
	Arnot's chat	Myrmecocichla arnotti	Miombo woodlands