Melaenornis
Melaenornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatchers. They are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa.
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| Southern black flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Tribe: | Muscicapini |
| Genus: | Melaenornis G.R. Gray, 1840 |
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Species
The genus contains the following species:[1]
- Angolan slaty flycatcher, Melaenornis brunneus
- White-eyed slaty flycatcher, Melaenornis fischeri
- Abyssinian slaty flycatcher, Melaenornis chocolatinus
- Nimba flycatcher, Melaenornis annamarulae
- Yellow-eyed black flycatcher, Melaenornis ardesiacus
- Northern black flycatcher, Melaenornis edolioides
- Southern black flycatcher, Melaenornis pammelaina
- Pale flycatcher, Melaenornis pallidus (previously in the genus Bradornis; sometimes placed in Agricola)
- Chat flycatcher, Melaenornis infuscatus (previously in the genus Bradornis; sometimes placed in Agricola)
- African grey flycatcher, Melaenornis microrhynchus (previously in the genus Bradornis)
- Marico flycatcher, Melaenornis mariquensis (previously in the genus Bradornis)
- Fiscal flycatcher, Melaenornis silens (previously in the genus Sigelus)
This genus formerly included fewer species. The results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 led to a reorganization of the Old World flycatchers family in which the four species in Bradornis and the single species in Sigelus were merged into Melaenornis.[1][2]
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- Sangster, G.; Alström, P.; Forsmark, E.; Olsson, U. (2010). "Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of Old World chats and flycatchers reveals extensive paraphyly at family, subfamily and genus level (Aves: Muscicapidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (1): 380–392. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.008. PMID 20656044.
Further reading
- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-06-X.
- "Melaenornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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