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Ant-eating Chat
Myrmecocichla formicivora (Wilkes, 1817) — also called Southern Anteater-Chat, Southern Ant-eating Chat, Southern Anteater Chat. Occurrence records of the Ant-eating Chat are shared on GBIF from around 80 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (1 963 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernMuscicapidae
80reserves with records
10 373records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 1 963 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 932 |
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 902 |
| Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 789 |
| Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 572 |
| Nyati ConcessionProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 513 |
| Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area | FS Free State | 506 |
| Karoo National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 398 |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | 349 |
| Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 332 |
| Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 299 |
| Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve | NC Northern Cape | 266 |
| Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 254 |
| Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 252 |
| Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 183 |
| Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 157 |
| Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 155 |
| Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 115 |
| Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 114 |
| Mokala National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 101 |
| Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 84 |
| Vaaldam Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 78 |
| Marais DamNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 78 |
| Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 78 |
| Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 76 |
| Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 73 |
| Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 64 |
| Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary | MP Mpumalanga | 56 |
| Coleford Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 55 |
| Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 43 |
| Alice Glockner Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 39 |
| Sterkfontein Dam Nature ReserveProtected area | FS Free State | 39 |
| Seekoeivlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 33 |
| Spitskop NatuurtuinNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 31 |
| Mount Currie Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 29 |
| Kwandwe Private Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 26 |
| Camdeboo National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 22 |
| Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 21 |
| Akkerendam Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 20 |
| Bezhoek Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 19 |
| Doctor Alden Lloyd Nature Conservation AreaNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 18 |
| QwaQwa National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 18 |
| Entabeni Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 17 |
| Zulu Waters Game ReservePrivate game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 14 |
| Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 12 |
| Nooitgedacht Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 11 |
| Marico Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve | NW North West | 10 |
| !Khamab Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 10 |
| Shamwari Private Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 10 |
| Oorlogskloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 9 |
| Kareekloof Game FarmPrivate game reserve | NW North West | 9 |
| Gamsberg Nature ReserveProtected area | NC Northern Cape | 8 |
| Willem Pretorius Game ReserveProtected area | FS Free State | 8 |
| Plovers LakeProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 8 |
| Kamberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Soopjeshoogte Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| SwartkransProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 6 |
| Pikkie Park ConservancyPrivate game reserve | FS Free State | 6 |
| Blougat Municipal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 5 |
| MotsetsiProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 5 |
and 20 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Northern Cape
- 14 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 12 reserves
- Free State
- 12 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 11 reserves
- Gauteng
- 10 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 8 reserves
- Western Cape
- 7 reserves
- North West
- 5 reserves
- Limpopo
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Scientific name
- Myrmecocichla formicivora
- GBIF taxon
- 2492697
- Wikidata
- Q3315428
More of the Muscicapidae family
Cape Robin-ChatFiscal FlycatcherAfrican StonechatFamiliar ChatWhite-browed Scrub RobinAfrican Dusky FlycatcherSouthern Black FlycatcherCape Rock ThrushRed-capped Robin-ChatMocking Cliff ChatKaroo Scrub-RobinCapped WheatearMountain WheatearKaroo Scrub RobinWhite-throated Robin-ChatSpotted FlycatcherChorister Robin-ChatKalahari Scrub RobinMarico FlycatcherAshy FlycatcherBrown Scrub RobinWhite-browed Robin-ChatKaroo ChatBuff-streaked ChatChat FlycatcherBearded Scrub RobinWhite-starred RobinSentinel Rock ThrushSickle-winged ChatGrey Tit-FlycatcherTractrac ChatPale FlycatcherShort-toed Rock Thrush
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.