Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: Southern Black-Flycatcher

Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina

Described by: Stanley (1814)
Alternate common name(s): Southern Black-flycatcher, South African Black-flycatcher, South African Flycatcher
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Samburu National Park, Kenya - Jun 10, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Samburu National Park, Kenya - Jun 10, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kenya - Dec, 2005 © Jean-Michel Fenerole  Kenya - Dec, 2005 © Jean-Michel Fenerole 
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Range

S. tropical and se. Africa;
Fragmented distribution in n. part of its range;
(1) Se. Congo, s. Zaire, s. Uganda, Kenya, s. Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, and w. Tanzania.
(2) Angola, and possibly s. Zaire to sw. Tanzania, nw. Malawi, s. in Zambia, ne. Namibia (Caprivi Strip), n., w., and c. Zimbabwe.
(3) S. Angola, n. Namibia and nw. Botswana.
(4) S. and e. Tanzania, se. Malawi, and n. Mozambique (n. of Sul do Save).
(5) Sw. Malawi, lowlands of s. and e. Zimbabwe, Mozambique (s. of the Rio Save), se. Botswana, e. South Africa (Transvaal, Natal, and e. Cape Province).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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