Myrmecocichla is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World chat and flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

Myrmecocichla
Ant-eating chat
(Myrmecocichla formicivora)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Myrmecocichla
Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Oenanthe formicivora[1]
Vieillot, 1818

The genus contains the following species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Muscicapidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.