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| + | [[Image:White-headed_Black_Chat.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}}<br />[[Kasanka National Park]], [[Zambia]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Myrmecocichla|Myrmecocichla]] arnotti | ;[[:Category:Myrmecocichla|Myrmecocichla]] arnotti | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Male is black with white crown and white on the shoulder; tail and rump being completely black separate it from other similar birds. <br /> | Male is black with white crown and white on the shoulder; tail and rump being completely black separate it from other similar birds. <br /> | ||
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Two additional subspecies, ''leucolaema'' and ''collaris'' (Ruaha Chat, found in [[Rwanda]] and parts of [[Tanzania]]) are not generally recognised<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. 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<sup>[[#References|[4]]]</sup>. | Two additional subspecies, ''leucolaema'' and ''collaris'' (Ruaha Chat, found in [[Rwanda]] and parts of [[Tanzania]]) are not generally recognised<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. 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<sup>[[#References|[4]]]</sup>. | ||
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| + | Placed in genus [[:Category:Pentholaea|Pentholaea]] by Gill and Donsker. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
[[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]] | ||
Revision as of 11:17, 11 March 2011
- Myrmecocichla arnotti
Includes: Ruaha Chat
Identification
Male is black with white crown and white on the shoulder; tail and rump being completely black separate it from other similar birds.
Female is mostly black including crown but with black-speckled white on breast and throat. In "Ruaha Chat" female, this is extended as a complete, white collar around the neck.
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 in Rwanda and parts of Tanzania) 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].
Placed in genus Pentholaea by Gill and Donsker.
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)
- Sinclair et al. 2002. Birds of Southern Africa. Princeton Field Guides, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-691-09682-1
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Arnot's Chat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Arnot%27s_Chat
