White-eyed slaty flycatcher
| White-eyed slaty flycatcher | |
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| Adult M. f. fischeri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Melaenornis |
| Species: | M. fischeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Melaenornis fischeri Reichenow, 1884
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| Synonyms | |
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Dioptrornis fischeri | |
The white-eyed slaty flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri) is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is native to the African highlands from Ethiopia and Kenya through Rwanda to eastern Zaire and Malawi. The sub-species M. f. toruensis occurs in Rwanda and Burundi and has an inconspicuous eye-ring.
The specific epithet commemorates the German explorer Gustav Adolf Fischer.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Melaenornis fischeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709067A94190910. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709067A94190910.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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