Ant-eating Chat

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q3315428
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Summary

Ant-eating Chat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Myrmecocichla[5]
  • Taxon name: Myrmecocichla formicivora[6]
  • Commons category: Myrmecocichla formicivora[7]
  • Commons gallery: Myrmecocichla formicivora[8]
  • Original combination: Motacilla formicivora[9]
  • Short name: M. formicivora[10]
  • Taxon common name: crec morgrug deheuol[11], Ant-eating Chat[12], Termitenschmätzer[13], Zorzal-hormiguero Meridional[14], merla formiguera meridional[15], bělořit jihoafrický[16], Maurskvett[17], Южный муравьиный чекан[18], ハジロアリヒタキ[19], Gråbrun Myrepikker[20], muurahaistasku[21], termeszrigó[22], smolarek łuskowany[23], skaliarik termití[24]
  • Mass: 4.5 g[25], 42.2 g[26]
  • Taxon author citation: (Wilkes, 1817)[27]
  • Litter size: 3.5[28]
  • Egg incubation period: 14 day[29]
  • Taxon range: Africa[30]

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Identifiers

Ant-eating Chat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 12873[31]. Ant-eating Chat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 889805[32]. Ant-eating Chat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2492697[33]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 561388[34] and 916821[35].

Why It Matters

Ant-eating Chat has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [32] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 561388, 916821
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  2. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+14'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+3.5'}
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
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