Angola Slaty Flycatcher
Melaenornis brunneus(Cabanis, JL, 1886)
English (US) Angola Slaty Flycatcher
The Angola Slaty Flycatcher (Melaenornis brunneus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Melaenornis brunneus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Angola Slaty Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1886)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Melaenornis brunneus brunneus
- Melaenornis brunneus bailunduensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Dioptrornis brunnea
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1886)
- Type locality
- Angola = Pungo Andongo, Malanje, Angola.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 35, no.177 p.92
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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