Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMelaenornis (Black-Flycatchers, Slaty-Flycatchers, and Allies)
- SpeciesMelaenornis pammelaina (Southern Black Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
Southern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla formicivora
KASR
Tychaedon coryphoeus
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Cape Rockthrush
Monticola rupestris
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Karoo Chat
Emarginata schlegelii
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Chorister Robin-Chat
Cossypha dichroa
Brown Scrub Robin
Erythropygia signata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Black Flycatcher in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Southern Black Flycatcher sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Black Flycatcher in Addo Elephant National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Southern Black Flycatcher in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.