White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri)

Other Names (World)
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher, East African Slaty-Flycatcher, Fischer's Slaty-Flycatcher, White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1884)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,400 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri) [XC235916]
by Martin St-Michel from Rubanda, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda (begging call, call)

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri) [XC292839]
by Peter Boesman from Rubanda, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda (call)

Subspecies
Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher (Melaenornis chocolatinus), White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri) and Angola Slaty-Flycatcher (Melaenornis brunneus) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include fischeri and brunneus as subspecies of chocolatinus in the genus Melaenornis.

Forms a superspecies with Angola Slaty-Flycatcher (Melaenornis brunneus) and Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher (Melaenornis chocolatinus), and all are sometimes considered conspecific, but degree of difference and distributions suggest that treatment as allospecies is better. Birds from south-western Tanzania and adjacent DRCongo described as subspecies ufipae on basis of whiter throat and belly, but considered a pale form of nyikensis.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

fischeri (Reichenow, 1884) - South-eastern Sudan (mountains of Imatong, Dongotona and Didinga), north-eastern and eastern Uganda, western and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
semicinctus (Hartert, 1916) - North-eastern DRCongo (highlands west of L Albert).
toruensis (Hartert, 1900) - Eastern DRCongo (Kivu south to Itombwe), south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
nyikensis (Shelley, 1899) - Eastern DRCongo (Marungu Highlands), Malawi, extreme north-eastern Zambia (western Nyika Plateau) and eastern and southern Tanzania.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri) - 10 files

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