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About the Nimba Flycatcher
The Nimba flycatcher is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is native to the West African countries of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Where it lives
Regular rangeRare visitor
Recorded as a rare visitor in Guinea.
When to see it
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Peak activity in November · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Yellow-eyed Black FlycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacusThe chin, lores and forehead are blackish, the rest of the plumage is a deep blue-grey.
Northern Black FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesThe northern black flycatcher is 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long.
Southern Black FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaThe southern black flycatcher is entirely black, with a black beak and black legs.
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