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Melaenornis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Melaenornis

Higher classification
  
Old World flycatcher

Order
  
Passerine

Family
  
Muscicapidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Southern black flycatcher, Northern black flycatcher, Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher, Yellow‑eyed black flycatcher, Nimba flycatcher

Northern black flycatcher melaenornis edolioides


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.

Contents

Northern black flycatcher melaenornis edolioides


Species

The genus contains the following species:

  • Angolan slaty flycatcher, Melaenornis brunneus
  • White-eyed slaty flycatcher, Melaenornis fischeri
  • Abyssinian slaty flycatcher, Melaenornis chocolatinus
  • Nimba flycatcher, Melaenornis annamarulae
  • Yellow-eyed black flycatcher, Melaenornis ardesiacus
  • Northern black flycatcher, Melaenornis edolioides
  • Southern black flycatcher, Melaenornis pammelaina
  • Pale flycatcher, Melaenornis pallidus (previously in the genus Bradornis)
  • Chat flycatcher, Melaenornis infuscatus (previously in the genus Bradornis)
  • African grey flycatcher, Melaenornis microrhynchus (previously in the genus Bradornis)
  • Marico flycatcher, Melaenornis mariquensis (previously in the genus Bradornis)
  • Fiscal flycatcher, Melaenornis silens (previously in the genus Sigelus)
  • This genus formerly included fewer species. The results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 led to a reorganization of the Old World flycatchers family in which the four species in Bradornis and the single species in Sigelus were merged into Melaenornis.

    References

    Melaenornis Wikipedia