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)
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 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |