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Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher

Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri] (= Melaenornis chocolatinus) (Rüppell, WPES 1840)




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Melaenornis
Scientific:
  Melaenornis chocolatinus


Original description

Citation:
  (Rüppell, WPES 1840)

Reference:
   Neue Wirbelth. Fauna Abyss. Vög.

Protonym:
  Muscicapa chocolatina

Type locality:
  Simen (= Semien), Abyssinia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114234#page/187/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0DD9166BE0B55652

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0DD9166B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0DD9166B


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559798

English:
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
French:
Gobemouche chocolat ou G. de Fischer


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri])
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher ( Dioptrornis chocolatinus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Melaenornis [chocolatinus or brunneus]

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Czech: Lejsek etiopský
Danish: Etiopiafluesnapper
German: Habeschdrongoschnäpper
English: Abyssinian or White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher, Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher
Esperanto: Ĉokolada muŝkaptulo
Spanish: Papamoscas Etíope
Finnish: Etiopiansavannisieppo
French: Gobemouche chocolat, Gobemouche chocolat ou G. de Fischer
Italian: Pigliamosche ardesia abissino
Japanese (romaji): susuiromujihitaki
Japanese: スレアトヒタキ
Scientific: Dioptrornis chocolatinus, Melaenornis [chocolatinus or fischeri], Melaenornis chocolatinus, Melaenornis chocolatinus chocolatinus, Muscicapa chocolatina
Lithuanian: Abisininė tamsioji musinukė
Dutch: Bruine Drongovliegenvanger
Norwegian: Etiopiafluesnapper
Polish: mucharka brunatna
Russian: Абиссинская чёрная мухоловка
Slovak: muchár hnedý
Swedish: Etiopflugsnappare
Ukrainian: Мухарка брунатна
Chinese: 灰黑鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 阿比西尼亞灰鶲

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