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Photo © by Mark Harper
Southeast Angola, 2 September 2024

Alternative name: Congo Moorchat

Myrmecocichla tholloni

Identification

Distribution

Western Africa: found in Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Dry, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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External Links

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