Bird
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides · Muscicapidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJul · Nov–Decmost records
Records19,250in 16 countries
Most seen inUganda7,758 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Northern Black-Flycatcher in brief
The northern black-flycatcher (Melaenornis edolioides) is a bird of the Muscicapidae family — species of bird.
Across the 16 countries we cover it has 19,250 published records, most of them from Uganda, Nigeria and Ghana. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in July, November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Uganda7,758 records · best Jul, Aug
Nigeria3,591 records · best Dec, Apr
Ghana2,069 records · best Nov, Mar
Ethiopia2,019 records · best Nov, Dec
Gambia1,858 records · best Nov, Jan
Senegal795 records · best Jan, Feb
Cameroon340 records · best Mar, Apr
Guinea-Bissau234 records · best Jun, Nov
Burkina Faso222 records · best Dec, May
Guinea212 records · best Nov, May
Sierra Leone49 records · best May, Jan
Central African Republic48 records · best Dec, Mar
Togo21 records · best Aug, Nov
Mali18 records · best Aug, Feb
Niger8 records · best Feb, Jan
South Sudan8 records · best Jul, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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