| Mountain wheatear | |
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| Males of the nominate (top) and westerly race, O. m. atmorii (bottom) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Myrmecocichla |
| Species: | M. monticola
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecocichla monticola (Vieillot, 1818)
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| resident range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oenanthe monticola Viellot, 1918 | |
The mountain wheatear or mountain chat (Myrmecocichla monticola) is a small insectivorous passerine bird that is endemic to southwestern Africa.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Myrmecocichla monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710263A94241130. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710263A94241130.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2010). Birds of Africa south of the Sahara (2nd ed.). Cape Town: Struik Nature. p. 466. ISBN 9781770076235.