Mountain Chat

Overview

Mountain Chat (Myrmecocichla monticola) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Myrmecocichla; binomial: Myrmecocichla monticola; authority: (Vieillot, 1818).

Distribution

Breeding range: Africa.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Move Mountain Wheatear from Oenanthe to Myrmecocichla (Outlaw et al. 2009; Sangster et al. 2010; Aliabadian et al. 2012). Restore older and more traditional name of Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola to Mountain Chat thus restricting "wheatear" to Oenanthe.