Northern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides(Swainson, WJ, 1837)
English (US) Northern Black Flycatcher
The Northern Black Flycatcher (Melaenornis edolioides) 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 edolioides
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Black Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Melaenornis edolioides edolioides
- Melaenornis edolioides lugubris
- Melaenornis edolioides schistaceus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Melasoma edolioides
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1837)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- The natural history of the birds of Western Africa 1 p.257, pl.29
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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