Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

Your sightings

Related taxa

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none African Bird Club Checklist 2004 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist August 2005 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist March 2007 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist January 2008 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist May 2009 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist March 2010 (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts (current) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021) (v.?) Avilist 2025 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 00 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 01 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 02 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 03 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 04 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025) (v.1) Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009) (v.1) Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993) (v.1) Clements 1st edition (v.1) Clements, version 2022 (v.1) Clements, version 2023 (v.1) Clements, version 2024 (v.1) Clements, version 2025 (v.1) Clements 3rd edition (v.1) Clements 4th edition (v.1) Clements 5th edition (as published) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (v.2) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions) (v.2) eBird version 1.50 (v.1) eBird version 2022 (v.1) eBird version 2023 (v.1) eBird version 2024 (v.1) eBird version 2025 (v.1) Howard and Moore 2nd edition (v.1) Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published) (v.2) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2) (v.2) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1) (v.2) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1) (v.2) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4) (v.2) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5) (v.2) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6) (v.2) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7) (v.2) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8) (v.2) Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2) (v.1) Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16) (v.2) Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015) (v.2) Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018) (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5 (v.1) Morony, Bock and Farrand (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original) (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe (1993) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0 (v.1) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource (v.1)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Bontpiek
Bulgarian: Белокрило каменарче
Catalan: merla formiguera de casc blanc
Czech: Belorit belocapkový, bělořit běločapkový
Danish: Hvidhovedet Myrepikker
German: Arnot Schmätzer, Arnotschmätzer, Arnottschmätzer, Arnott-Schmätzer
English: Arnot's Black-Chat, Arnot's Chat, Arnott's Black-Chat, Arnott's Chat, Black-Chat, White headed Black Chat, White-headed Black Chat, White-headed Blackchat, White-headed Black-Chat, White-headed Black-Chat or Ruaha Chat
English (Avilist): Arnot's Chat
English, HBW: Arnot's Chat
English (IOC): Arnot's/Ruaha Chat
English (United States): Arnot's Chat
Esperanto: Arnota formikulo, blankĉapa saksikolo
Spanish: Zorzal hormiguero de Arnot, Zorzal-hormiguero de Arnot, Zorzal-hormiguero de Arnott
Spanish (Spain): Zorzal hormiguero de Arnot
Estonian: miombotäks
Finnish: Valkolakkitasku
French: Motteux d'Arnot, Traquet d’Arnot, Traquet d'Arnot, Traquet d'Arnot ou T. du Ruaha, Traquet d'Arnott, Traquet d'Arnott ou T. du Ruaha, Traquet noir d'Arnot, Traquet noir d'Arnott
French (Guyane): Traquet d'Arnot
Croatian: šumski batić
Hungarian: Arnot-hangyászrigó
Italian: Sassicola di Arnot, Sassicolo nero testabianca
Japanese (romaji): shirogashiraarihitaki
Japanese: シロガシラアリヒタキ
Scientific: Myrmecocichla [arnotti or collaris], Myrmecocichla [arnotti or leucolaema], Myrmecocichla arnoti, Myrmecocichla arnotii, Myrmecocichla arnotti, Myrmecocichla arnotti arnotti, Pentholaea arnotti, Saxicola arnotti, Sciocincla arnotti, Thamnolaea arnotti
Lithuanian: baltagalvė juodoji skruzdlesė kiauliukė
Dutch: Arnot-miertapuit, Arnotts Miertapuit
Norwegian: Hvitkroneskvett
Polish: smolarek bialolbisty, smolarek białołbisty
Portuguese: Chasco de Arnot
Portuguese (Angola): Chasco de Arnot
Russian: Муравьиный чекан Арнота
Slovak: skaliarik strakatý
Serbian: Arnotova mravlja travarka
Swedish: Vitkronad termitskvätta
Swahili: Chati Utosi-mweupe
Turkish: Arnot Esmer Bülbülü
Tsonga: Mandlakeni
Ukrainian: Смолярик білоголовий
Chinese: 阿氏蚁(即鸟)
Chinese (Traditional): 白頭蟻鵖
Zulu: umbexe wezihlahla