Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis ardesiacusBerlioz, J, 1936
English (US) Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
The Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher (Melaenornis ardesiacus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: mountains of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda, Burundi, and southwestern UgandaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Melaenornis ardesiacus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
- Described by
- Berlioz, J, 1936
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Meloenornis ardesiaca
- Described by
- Berlioz, J, 1936
- Type locality
- Mbwahi, Kivu, Belgian Congo; altitude about 2,000 meters.
- Original description
- Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (2), 8 p.329
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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