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Sooty Chat

Mymecocichla nigra

Description:

Female Sooty Chat is all brown(first photo); Male has a white patch on the shoulders, no whites in the wings in flight like Northern Anteater Chat Photo taken at Western Serengeti Plains

Habitat:

Open dry grassland, often near termite mounds. It excavates a nest burrow in a termite mound.

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1 Comment

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

The first photo is a beautiful portrait!

Karan Raghwa
Spotted by
Karan Raghwa

Mara, Tanzania

Spotted on Aug 11, 2013
Submitted on Sep 30, 2013

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