
Black-Flycatchers, Slaty-Flycatchers, and Allies
Melaenornis
Melaenornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatchers. They are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Southern Black-Flycatcher
speciesMelaenornis pammelaina

White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
speciesMelaenornis fischeri

Northern Black-Flycatcher
speciesMelaenornis edolioides

Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher
speciesMelaenornis chocolatinus

Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher
speciesMelaenornis ardesiacus

Nimba Flycatcher
speciesMelaenornis annamarulae

Angola Slaty-Flycatcher
speciesMelaenornis brunneus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 13184.