Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The sooty chat (Myrmecocichla nigra) is an African songbird of the chat subfamily.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Patchily distributed from southeastern Nigeria to southern Angola and southern Zambia, eastward to southern South Sudan, southwestern Kenya, and eastern Tanzania.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Sooty chat
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
