Mountain Chat

Myrmecocichla monticola (Vieillot, 1818)

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Mountain Chat, Myrmecocichla monticola, is a passerine in the family Muscicapidae, the chats and Old World flycatchers. It breeds in south-western Africa. Described by Vieillot in 1818, it is placed within the order Passeriformes and occurs in that part of the continent during the breeding season.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Breeding range: Africa: sw

Tours where you can spot this bird

2 tours in South Africa

3-Day Tankwa Karoo Birding Tour

South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 3 days

A 3-day birding route through the Swartland and Tankwa Karoo for dry-country and Karoo specialties....

10-Day Western Cape Birding Tour

South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 10 days

A private or small-group Western Cape birding itinerary from Cape Town through the Cape Peninsula, West Coast, Tankwa Karoo, Agulhas Plain, ...