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Congo Moor Chat
Myrmecocichla tholloni (Oustalet, J-FÉ 1886)
The Congo moor chat or Congo moor-chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Myrmecocichla
Scientific:
Myrmecocichla tholloni
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Myrmecocichla
Scientific:
Myrmecocichla tholloni
Original description
Citation:
(Oustalet, J-FÉ 1886)
Reference:
Le Naturaliste
8 p.300
Protonym:
Saxicola Tholloni
Type locality:
Leketi, on the Alima River, French Congo.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105819#page/315/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
7631D1A32F68DBD0
Avibase ID:
avibase-7631D1A3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7631D1A3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561391
Geographic range:
- Myrmecocichla tholloni: Gabon to southern Angola, Central African Republic, and western Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source: Clements checklist
Congo Moor-Chat
Bulgarian:
Белогушо каменарче
Catalan:
merla formiguera del Congo
Czech:
bělořit středoafrický
Danish:
Congomyrepikker
German:
Kongoschmätzer
Esperanto:
konga saksikolo
Spanish:
Zorzal Hormiguero del Congo
Spanish (Spain):
Zorzal hormiguero del Congo
Estonian:
hele-termiiditäks
Finnish:
ruohikkotasku
French:
Traquet du Congo
Croatian:
sivi batić
Hungarian:
kongói hangyászrigó
Italian:
Sassicolo del Congo
Japanese (romaji):
haiiroarihitaki
Japanese:
ハイイロアリヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Konginė skruzdlesė kiauliukė
Dutch:
Congomiertapuit
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Billeskvett
Norwegian:
Billeskvett
Polish:
smolarek białorzytny
Portuguese:
cartaxo-formigueiro-congoles
Portuguese (Portugal):
chasco-congolês
Russian:
Луговая термитница
Slovak:
skaliarik trávny
Serbian:
Kongoanska mravlja travarka
Swedish:
kongotermitskvätta
Turkish:
Ala gri bülbül
Ukrainian:
смолярик конголезький
Chinese:
刚果蚁䳭
Chinese (Traditional):
剛果蟻鵖
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Avilist 2025: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Traquet du Congo ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Traquet du Congo ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 1st edition: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements, version 2021: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements, version 2022: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements, version 2023: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements, version 2024: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements, version 2025: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 4th edition: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 6th edition: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements, version 2015: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements, version 2016: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements, version 2017: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements, version 2018: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Clements, version 2019: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 1.50: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 1.52: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 1.53: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 1.54: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 1.55: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 2015: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 2016: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 2017: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 2018: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 2019: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 2021: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 2022: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 2023: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 2024: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| eBird version 2025: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Congo Moor-chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Congo Moor Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Congo Moorchat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Myrmecocichla tholloni |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Myrmecocichla tholloni |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Myrmecocichla tholloni |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Congo Moor-Chat ( Myrmecocichla tholloni) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Myrmecocichla tholloni |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Myrmecocichla tholloni |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Белогушо каменарче
Catalan: merla formiguera del Congo
Czech: bělořit středoafrický, Belorit západoafrický
Danish: Congomyrepikker
German: Kongo Schmätzer, Kongoschmätzer
English: Congo Moor Chat, Congo Moorchat, Congo Moor-Chat, Moor-chat, Thollon's Moor-chat
English (Avilist): Congo Moor Chat
English, HBW: Congo Moor-chat
English (IOC): Congo Moor Chat
English (United States): Congo Moor Chat
Esperanto: Konga formikulo, konga saksikolo
Spanish: Zorzal hormiguero del Congo, Zorzal-hormiguero del Congo
Spanish (Spain): Zorzal hormiguero del Congo, Zorzal-hormiguero del Congo
Spanish (HBW): Congo Moorchat
Estonian: hele-termiiditäks
Finnish: Ruohikkotasku
French: Motteux du Congo, Traquet du Congo, Traquet fourmilier du Congo, Traquet-fourmilier du Congo
French (Guyane): Traquet du Congo
Croatian: sivi batić
Hungarian: kongói hangyászrigó
Italian: Sassicola del Congo, Sassicolo del Congo
Japanese (romaji): haiiroarihitaki
Japanese: ハイイロアリヒタキ
Scientific: Myrmecocichla lynesi, Myrmecocichla tholloni, Myrmecocichla tholloni chaboti, Myrmecocichla tholloni lynesi, Myrmecocichla tholloni tholloni, Oenanthe chaboti, Saxicola Tholloni
Lithuanian: Konginė skruzdlesė kiauliukė
Dutch: Congomiertapuit, Kongo-miertapuit
Norwegian Nynorsk: Billeskvett
Norwegian: Billeskvett
Polish: smolarek bialorzytny, smolarek białorzytny
Portuguese: Cartaxo -formigueiro-congoles, cartaxo-formigueiro-congoles
Portuguese (Angola): Chasco-formigueiro do Congo
Portuguese (Portugal): chasco-congolês
Russian: Конголезский муравьиный чекан, Луговая термитница
Slovak: skaliarik trávny
Serbian: Kongoanska mravlja travarka
Swedish: Kongotermitskvätta
Turkish: Ala gri bülbül
Ukrainian: Смолярик конгійський, смолярик конголезький
Chinese: 刚果蚁䳭, 刚果蚁(即鸟), 刚果蚁鵖
Chinese (Traditional): 剛果蟻鵖
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