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Melaenornis
Sign in to saveMelaenornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatchers. They are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Melaenornis is referenced by 420 other articles, and connects out to Muscicapidae, bird and Alaudidae.
It sits within the topics Bird genera, Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa and Melaenornis.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Fiscal Flycatcher
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 574
- With media
- 138
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Collections
- USNM, ROM, CM, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Uganda, Kenya, Cameroon, Democratic Republic Congo, Tanzania, Nigeria
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Muscicapidae
- Image
- Southern Black-Flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina).jpg
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- Melaenornis
- taxon rank
- genus
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- Melaenornis
- topic's main category
- Category:Melaenornis
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- Melaenornis
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
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Melaenornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatchers. They are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa.
==Taxonomy== The genus Melaenornis was introduced in 1840 by the English zoologist George Gray. It was a replacement name for Melasoma that had been introduced in 1837 by William Swainson with the northern black flycatcher as the type species. Melasoma was pre-occupied by "Melasoma Dillwyn" that had been introduced in 1831 by James Stephens for a genus of insects. The name Melaenornis combines the Ancient Greek melas, melaina meaning "black" with ornis meaning "bird".
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