
Ant-eating Chat
The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Spesie-insigte
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,335 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Eastern Cape and beyond
Provinces where Ant-eating Chat is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,334 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Ant-eating Chat aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Suid-Afrika
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Ant-eating Chat hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Ant-eating Chat hier aangeteken
Ant-eating Chat hier aangeteken
Ant-eating Chat hier aangeteken
Ant-eating Chat hier aangeteken
Ant-eating Chat hier aangeteken
Ant-eating Chat hier aangeteken
Ant-eating Chat hier aangeteken
Ant-eating Chat hier aangeteken
Ant-eating Chat hier aangeteken
Ant-eating Chat hier aangeteken
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Dry mountains, ostriches, and Calitzdorp's port wines
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Wanneer en waar om die Ant-eating Chat te vind
Gashere het die Ant-eating Chat gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve.
Beste tye van die dag
- Die eerste ure ná sonop, en laatmiddag. Voëls roep en vreet meestal in die koelte.
- Middaguur. Stiller, veral in die somerhitte.
Waar om oor te bly
- Northern CapeSelfryMalariavryVerblyfplekke in Northern Cape
- Eastern CapeBegeleide ritteMalariavryVerblyfplekke in Eastern Cape
Hoe om te kyk
Spesie
Myrmecocichla formicivora
Waarnemings
1,334
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Ant-eating Chat op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Ant-eating Chat in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Ant-eating Chat at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Ant-eating Chat in South Africa?
The Ant-eating Chat is most recorded in Eastern Cape (27% of records), Northern Cape (20% of records), Gauteng (14% of records), based on 1,334 iNaturalist observations. 18 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Ant-eating Chat on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Ant-eating Chat?
The Ant-eating Chat is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Kwandwe Private Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Ant-eating Chat?
The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.




























