Angola Slaty-Flycatcher (Melaenornis brunneus)

Other Names (World)
Angola Slaty-Flycatcher, Angola Flycatcher, Angola Chocolate Flycatcher, Angolan Slaty Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
15 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis, 1886)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Angola.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A short, high-pitched buzz 'zzzit-zzit', repeated 1 - 3 times.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Angolan Slaty Flycatcher (Melaenornis brunneus) [XC699981]
by Ken Behrens from Morro do Moco - higher areas (ANGOLA BIRDING ROUTE), Angola (call)

Angolan Slaty Flycatcher (Melaenornis brunneus) [XC699982]
by Ken Behrens from Morro do Moco - higher areas (ANGOLA BIRDING ROUTE), Angola (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 White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri) 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.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

brunneus (Cabanis, 1886) - Western Angola (Cuanza Norte, northern Cuanza Sul, western Malanje).
bailunduensis (Neumann, 1929) - Western Angola, from highlands of southern Cuanza Sul and Huambo south to Hu��la (likely also in highlands of eastern Benguela).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Angola Slaty-Flycatcher (Melaenornis brunneus) - 7 files

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