Ant-eating Chat
Myrmecocichla formicivora
The species is sexually dimorphic with the male almost entirely black and the female brown with a grey bill and legs.
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Mountain Chat
Myrmecocichla monticola
The mountain chat is 18–20 cm long, and like other chats, it has a distinctive tail pattern, with a white rump and outer tail feathers. Its legs and pointed bill are black. The male is very variable in plumage, although the tail pattern and a white shoulder patch are always present. A white and black bird. The body plumage varies from pale grey to almost black, and it may or may not have a white crown to the head. The female is entirely dark brown apart from the white rump and outer tail.
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