About the African Shrike-flycatcher
The African shrike-flycatcher or red-eyed shrike-flycatcher is a species of bird in the vanga family Vangidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Megabyas.
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The African shrike-flycatcher is a small, 16 cm (6.3 in), songbird with an upright flycatcher-like shape and a broad and hooked bill. The plumage varies between the males and females. Males have dark blue-black upperparts and a white throat, breast, belly and rump. The eyes are red coloured, the bill black, and the legs reddish-purple. In contrast the female has a brown head, rufous brown back and tail, and the underparts are white streaked with brown.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in South Sudan.
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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