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[[Image:Ruaha Chat Rwanda .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female "Ruaha Chat"<br />Photo by {{user|MarcellC|MarcellC}}<br />Road to [[Akagera National Park]], [[Rwanda]], June 2009]] | [[Image:Ruaha Chat Rwanda .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female "Ruaha Chat"<br />Photo by {{user|MarcellC|MarcellC}}<br />Road to [[Akagera National Park]], [[Rwanda]], June 2009]] | ||
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- Myrmecocichla arnotti
Identification
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: DRC, Angola
Eastern Africa: Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies
- M. a. harterti:
- M. a. arnotti:
Two additional subspecies, leucolaema and collaris (Ruaha Chat, found only in Rwanda) are not generally recognised[2]. However, a recent paper not only present evidence that this should be a valid taxon, but also that it should be recognized as a full species[4].
Habitat
Dry forests.
Behaviour
In Rwanda they don't inhabit miombo woodland like across the border in Tanzania but human habitations and nest in roofs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Birdforum thread mentioning the possible split of "Ruaha Chat" (in post 356)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Arnot's Chat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Arnot%27s_Chat
