---
title: "Smolarek łuskowany"
description: "Myrmecocichla formicivora — Ptaki. The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/southern-anteater-chat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Smolarek łuskowany

> Myrmecocichla formicivora — Ptaki. The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

- Scientific name: *Myrmecocichla formicivora*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1634
- Wikidata: [Q3315428](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3315428)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12873](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12873)

## Names

- en: Southern Anteater-Chat
- de: Termitenschmätzer
- es: Zorzal hormiguero meridional
- fr: Traquet fourmilier
- pt: Cartaxo-formigueiro-meridional
- pl: Smolarek łuskowany

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1357), NA (148), BW (61)

## Summary

The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is found in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant-eating_chat

## Photo

![Smolarek łuskowany](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-anteater-chat/medium.jpg)

Photo: gsexauer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130068031

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-anteater-chat?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).