The Nimba flycatcher is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is native to the West African countries of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Forbes-Watson, AD 1970
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
90 p.146
Protonym:
Melaenornis annamarulae
Type locality:
Grassfield, Mt. Nimba, Liberia, lat. 7° 30' N., long. 8° 35' W.; altitude ca. 550 meters.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/126847#page/408/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
A920880B4DD00296
Avibase ID:
avibase-A920880B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A920880B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561024
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Avilist 2025: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Gobemouche du Libéria ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Gobemouche du Libéria ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 1st edition: Liberian Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements, version 2021: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements, version 2022: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements, version 2023: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements, version 2024: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 3rd edition: Liberian Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 4th edition: Liberian Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 6th edition: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements, version 2015: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements, version 2016: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements, version 2017: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements, version 2018: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Clements, version 2019: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 1.50: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 1.52: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 1.53: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 1.54: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 1.55: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 2015: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 2016: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 2017: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 2018: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 2019: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 2021: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 2022: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 2023: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
eBird version 2024: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Liberian Black Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Liberian Black Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Nimba Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Liberian Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Melaenornis annamarulae |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Melaenornis annamarulae |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Melaenornis annamarulae |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: West African Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis annamarulae) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melaenornis annamarulae |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melaenornis annamarulae |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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