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| − | + | [[Image:180823 155252.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Dave+Clark|Dave Clark}}<br />[[Masai Mara]] National Reserve, [[Kenya]], August 2018]] | |
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;[[:Category:Myrmecocichla|Myrmecocichla]] nigra | ;[[:Category:Myrmecocichla|Myrmecocichla]] nigra | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Sooty Chat fem.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />[[Masai Mara]] National Reserve, [[Kenya]], October 2012]] | |
| − | + | 16–18 cm (6¼-7 in)<br /> | |
| − | + | A stocky, short-tailed dark chat of the Mara/Serengeti grassland where it replaces the similar and more widespread Northern Anteater Chat.<br /> | |
| + | The male is glossy black with a white patch at the bend of the wing (sometimes concealed on perched birds).<br /> | ||
| + | The female and juvenile are sooty-brown. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | In a square with [[Nigeria]], [[Sudan]], [[Zambia]], and [[Angola]] at the corners. | + | [[Africa]]: In a square with [[Nigeria]], [[Sudan]], [[Zambia]], and [[Angola]] at the corners. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Areas of short grass with termite mounds; sometimes with scattered bushes. Commonly seen along roadsides. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of seeds and berries, with the addition of some insects such as caterpillars, termites, ants and grasshoppers. The feed on the ground. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myrmecocichla+nigra}} | {{GSearch|Myrmecocichla+nigra}} | ||
Revision as of 22:40, 28 September 2018
- Myrmecocichla nigra
Identification
16–18 cm (6¼-7 in)
A stocky, short-tailed dark chat of the Mara/Serengeti grassland where it replaces the similar and more widespread Northern Anteater Chat.
The male is glossy black with a white patch at the bend of the wing (sometimes concealed on perched birds).
The female and juvenile are sooty-brown.
Distribution
Africa: In a square with Nigeria, Sudan, Zambia, and Angola at the corners.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Areas of short grass with termite mounds; sometimes with scattered bushes. Commonly seen along roadsides.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of seeds and berries, with the addition of some insects such as caterpillars, termites, ants and grasshoppers. The feed on the ground.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Sooty Chat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sooty_Chat
