The Anteater Chat or Northern Anteater-Chat (Myrmecocichla aethiops) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. Except for white pimaries is it all dark brown to black expect in flight when large white wing patches are visible.
It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.