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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
White-Throated Robin-Chat
Cossypha humeralis
Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
📅 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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Southern Black Flycatcher sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Black Flycatcher in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Southern Black Flycatcher in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.