Adult © Holger Teichmann eBird S64973423 Macaulay Library ML 204277701
Subadult © Éric Francois Roualet
Adult © Scott Young
Adult © Lars Petersson | My World of Bird Photography
Adult © Marie O'Neill

Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops

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Identification

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A chunky, dark thrush-like bird. It often looks black, but good lighting reveals a dark gray-brown coloration. Large white panels in the outer wing are inconspicuous or invisible when perched, but conspicuous in flight. Found in grassland, open savanna, and farmland, often in areas with lots of termite mounds. Somewhat similar to Sooty Chat and White-fronted Black-Chat, but easily distinguished by the large white patches in the outer wing. The song is a repetitive mix of conversational phrases. The call is a single pure “chwee.”

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