Mountain Chat

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Myrmecocichla monticola

Mountain Chat, a reference photo
Photo: JMK · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The mountain chat or mountain wheatear (Myrmecocichla monticola) is a small insectivorous passerine bird that is endemic to southwestern Africa.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mountain Chat being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Species
Myrmecocichla monticola

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