Angolan slaty flycatcher

The Angolan slaty flycatcher (Melaenornis brunneus) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Dioptrornis instead of Melaenornis. As suggested by its common name, it is endemic to Angola.

Angolan slaty flycatcher

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Melaenornis
Species:
M. brunneus
Binomial name
Melaenornis brunneus
(Cabanis, 1886)
Synonyms

Dioptrornis brunneus

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2016. Melaenornis brunneus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22709073A94191140. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709073A94191140.en. Downloaded on 25 May 2018.


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