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;[[:Category:Myrmecocichla|Myrmecocichla]] aethiops | ;[[:Category:Myrmecocichla|Myrmecocichla]] aethiops | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 17–19 cm (6¾-7½ in) | |
| + | *Blackish-brown overall plumage | ||
| + | *White bases to flight feathers (visible in flight) | ||
| + | *Black bill and legs | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]] | + | [[Image:DSC 1221a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|d.flack|d.flack}}<br />Between Banjul and Tendaba, [[The Gambia]], November 2016]] |
| + | [[Africa]]:<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Mali]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]] and [[Kenya]], | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''M. a. aethiops'': | ||
| + | :*[[Senegambia]] to [[Chad]], northern [[Nigeria]] and northern [[Cameroon]] | ||
| + | *''M. a. sudanensis'': | ||
| + | :*West [[Sudan]] (Darfur and Kordofan) | ||
| + | *''M. a. cryptoleuca'': | ||
| + | :*Highlands of northern [[Kenya]] to northern [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Grassland and | + | Grassland, scrub, woods and forests. Nearly always in areas where there are termite mounds. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their diet is mainly insects, such as termites, beetles, moths, ants, grasshoppers, spiders and caterpillars. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myrmecocichla+aethiops}} | {{GSearch|Myrmecocichla+aethiops}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myrmecocichla]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myrmecocichla]] | ||
Revision as of 21:17, 17 January 2017
- Myrmecocichla aethiops
Identification
17–19 cm (6¾-7½ in)
- Blackish-brown overall plumage
- White bases to flight feathers (visible in flight)
- Black bill and legs
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan and Kenya,
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- M. a. aethiops:
- Senegambia to Chad, northern Nigeria and northern Cameroon
- M. a. sudanensis:
- West Sudan (Darfur and Kordofan)
- M. a. cryptoleuca:
Habitat
Grassland, scrub, woods and forests. Nearly always in areas where there are termite mounds.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet is mainly insects, such as termites, beetles, moths, ants, grasshoppers, spiders and caterpillars.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Northern Anteater Chat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Northern_Anteater_Chat
