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 Hwange National Park
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Erythropygia paena
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
📅 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 Hwange National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Southern Black Flycatcher sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Black Flycatcher in Hwange National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Southern Black Flycatcher in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.