Southern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla formicivora
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMyrmecocichla (Black Chats and Allies)
- SpeciesMyrmecocichla formicivora (Southern Anteater-Chat)
The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Erythropygia paena
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Southern Anteater-Chat at Moremi Game Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |