Southern Anteater-Chat

Myrmecocichla formicivora

The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat 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.

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