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Photo of Northern Anteater-Chat (Myrmecocichla aethiops)

Northern Anteater-Chat

Myrmecocichla aethiops

The anteater chat or northern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla aethiops) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

It has been observed to nest in abandoned wells in Nigeria

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Photo credit: DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/)

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