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 Mana Pools National Park
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Boulder Chat
Pinarornis plumosus
White-Throated Robin-Chat
Cossypha humeralis
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
📅 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 Mana Pools National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Southern Black Flycatcher sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Black Flycatcher in Mana Pools National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Southern Black Flycatcher in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.