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 Akagera National Park
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia hartlaubi
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
📅 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 Akagera National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Southern Black Flycatcher sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Black Flycatcher in Akagera National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Southern Black Flycatcher in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.