Ruaha Chat
Ruaha Chat (<em>Myrmecocichla collaris</em>) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (<em>Muscicapidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Ruaha Chat (Myrmecocichla collaris) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Myrmecocichla; binomial: Myrmecocichla collaris; authority: Reichenow, 1882.
Distribution
Breeding range: Africa.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Ruaha Chat Myrmecocichla [Pentholaea] collaris is split from Arnot's Chat M. arnotti (Glen et al. 2010; Aliabadian et al. 2012). Proposal to restore Ruaha Chat Myrmecocichla collaris as a subspecies of Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti and/or the change of the scientific name from collaris Reichenow, 1882 to leucolaema Fischer & Reichenow, 1880 are not entirely settled (del Hoyo & Collar 2016; HBW/BirdLife, Glen & Stollberg 2019; Dowsett et al. 2024).
