About the Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
The yellow-eyed black flycatcher is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae native to the Albertine Rift montane forests.
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The chin, lores and forehead are blackish, the rest of the plumage is a deep blue-grey. It differs from the Northern black flycatcher and Southern black flycatcher by having pale eyes. The sexes are similar. The juvenile has whitish spots on the breast. The immature is not properly described. Voice: Calls have been recorded as raap, raap and a harsh tch-tchec.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Nimba FlycatcherMelaenornis annamarulaeThe Nimba flycatcher is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
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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