White-eyed slaty flycatcher

The white-eyed slaty flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri) is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is native to the African highlands from Ethiopia and Kenya through Rwanda to eastern Zaire and Malawi. The sub-species M. f. toruensis occurs in Rwanda and Burundi and has an inconspicuous eye-ring.

White-eyed slaty flycatcher
Adult M. f. fischeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Melaenornis
Species:
M. fischeri
Binomial name
Melaenornis fischeri
Reichenow, 1884
Synonyms

Dioptrornis fischeri

The specific epithet commemorates the German explorer Gustav Adolf Fischer.

  • Bwindi NP, Uganda
  • Juvenile in Kenya
  • M. f. toruensis
    Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, Rwanda

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Melaenornis fischeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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