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| + | [[Image:Arnott's Chat.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Akagera National Park, [[Rwanda]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:White-headed_Black_Chat.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}}<br />[[Kasanka National Park]], [[Zambia]]]] | ||
| + | '''Alternative name: Arnot's Chat = Arnott's Chat''' | ||
;[[: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 /> | ||
| − | Female is mostly black including crown but with black-speckled white on breast and throat. | + | Female is mostly black including crown but with black-speckled white on breast and throat. |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Image:Arnott's_Chat.png|thumb|350px|right|Graphic by Nrg800]] | [[Image:Arnott's_Chat.png|thumb|350px|right|Graphic by Nrg800]] | ||
[[Africa]]<br /> | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
'''Western Africa''': [[DRC]], [[Angola]]<br /> | '''Western Africa''': [[DRC]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| − | '''Eastern Africa''': | + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> |
'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]] | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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:*South-western [[Zaire]] to [[Namibia]], [[Zambia]], [[Tanzania]], [[Malawi]] and northern Transvaal, [[South Africa]] | :*South-western [[Zaire]] to [[Namibia]], [[Zambia]], [[Tanzania]], [[Malawi]] and northern Transvaal, [[South Africa]] | ||
| − | + | [[Ruaha Chat]] was formerly considered conspecific. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Dry forests. | Dry forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
In Rwanda they don't inhabit miombo woodland like across the border in Tanzania but human habitations and nest in roofs. | In Rwanda they don't inhabit miombo woodland like across the border in Tanzania but human habitations and nest in roofs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1887841#post356 Birdforum thread] mentioning the possible split of "Ruaha Chat" (in post 356) | #[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1887841#post356 Birdforum thread] mentioning the possible split of "Ruaha Chat" (in post 356) | ||
Revision as of 14:26, 16 January 2014
Alternative name: Arnot's Chat = Arnott's Chat
- Myrmecocichla arnotti
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.
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: DRC, Angola
Eastern Africa: Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies
- M. a. harterti:
- M. a. arnotti:
Ruaha Chat was formerly considered conspecific.
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. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- 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 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Arnot%27s_Chat
