Southern Anteater-Chat
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Southern Anteater-Chat

Myrmecocichla formicivora

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park
23 Verified records at Namib-Naukluft National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Anteater-Chat sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

Familiar Chat
LC

Familiar Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe familiaris

30–40% · Possible
Mountain Chat

Mountain Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe monticola

20–30% · Possible
Tractrac Chat
LC

Tractrac Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emarginata tractrac

10–20% · With luck
Chat Flycatcher

Chat Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis infuscatus

10–20% · With luck
Karoo Scrub-Robin

Karoo Scrub-Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tychaedon coryphoeus

5–10% · With luck
Karoo Chat
LC

Karoo Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emarginata schlegelii

5–10% · With luck
Short-toed Rock-Thrush
LC

Short-toed Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola brevipes

5–10% · With luck
Mariqua Flycatcher
LC

Mariqua Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis mariquensis

5–10% · With luck
Kalahari Scrub Robin

Kalahari Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia paena

5–10% · Rare
Herero Chat
LC

Herero Chat

Bird

Namibornis herero

<5% · Rare
African Stonechat
LC

African Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola torquatus

Insufficient data
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
3 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
5 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Anteater-Chat in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Anteater-Chat sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Anteater-Chat in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Anteater-Chat in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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