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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
22/05/2024 02:06:24 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
VU
West African Black-Flycatcher*
Id (Atlas):
Melaenornis annamarulae
Description (10 )
West African Black-Flycatcher
© shikashika.bandcamp.com
Other Names (World)
Nimba Flycatcher, West African Black-Flycatcher, Liberian Black-flycatcher, Mrs Forbes-Watson's Black-flycatcher
Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)
Size
20 - 22 cm
First Described (Guide )
Forbes-Watson, 1970
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 600 m.
Côte dIvoire (B) (NB), Guinea (B) (NB), Liberia (B) (NB), Sierra Leone (B) (NB).
Very locally in south-eastern Sierra Leone (Gola Forest), south-eastern Guinea (Macenta, on Zama Massif), northern Liberia and western Ivory Coast.
 
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction through logging, agriculture and mining are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Song consists of short, varied phrases of loud ringing notes. Calls include thin 'weep weep' and soft churrings.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files
Listen to XC689710
Nimba Flycatcher (Melaenornis annamarulae ) [XC689710 ]
by id from Atewa Ridge, Ghana (call, song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Square-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus ludwigii ) which lacks a notched tail and has different behaviour and habitat.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the West African Black-Flycatcher see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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