Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

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Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 22 g

When to see the Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Regular range

The map shades 19 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

The black-and-white shrike-flycatcher, also known as the black-and-white flycatcher or vanga flycatcher, is a species of passerine bird found in Africa. It was placed with the wattle-eyes and batises in the family Platysteiridae but is now considered to be more closely related to the helmetshrikes and woodshrikes.

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