West African Black-Flycatcher (Melaenornis annamarulae)

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.

Range (Guide)

C�te 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

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:

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