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Northern Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis edolioides (Swainson, WJ 1837)

The northern black flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Swainson, WJ 1837)

Reference:
   Nat. Hist. Birds W. Afr. 1 p.257 pl.29

Protonym:
  Melasoma edolioides

Type locality:
  Senegal.

Link:
  https://archive.org/details/birdswesternafr00jardgoog/page/n372/mode/2up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F188F8C84DE91D4D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F188F8C8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F188F8C8

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561026

Geographic range:

  • Melaenornis edolioides edolioides: savanna of Senegambia to Mali, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon
  • Melaenornis edolioides lugubris: eastern Cameroon to western Ethiopia, northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, and Tanzania
  • Melaenornis edolioides schistaceus: Eritrea and eastern Ethiopia to northern Kenya (Moyale)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Catalan:
papamosques negre septentrional
Czech:
lejsek černý
Danish:
Sort Fluesnapper
German:
Senegaldrongoschnäpper
Spanish:
Papamoscas Drongo
Spanish (Spain):
Papamoscas Drongo
Finnish:
mustasieppo
French:
Gobemouche drongo
Croatian:
škriljasta muharica
Italian:
Pigliamosche nero settentrionale
Japanese (romaji):
kurohitaki
Japanese:
クロヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Šiaurinė tamsioji musinukė
Dutch:
Senegalese Drongovliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartflugesnappar
Norwegian:
Svartfluesnapper
Polish:
mucharka czarna
Portuguese:
Papa-moscas-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-moscas-drongo
Russian:
Чёрная мухоловка
Slovak:
muchár sadzový
Serbian:
Severna crna muharica
Swedish:
svart flugsnappare
Ukrainian:
Мухарка чорна
Chinese:
黑鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
北方黑鶲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Northern Black Flycatcher ( Melaenornis edolioides) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Gobemouche drongo ( Melaenornis edolioides) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Gobemouche drongo ( Melaenornis edolioides) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black Flycatcher ( Melaenornis edolioides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Black Flycatcher ( Melaenornis edolioides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Northern Black Flycatcher ( Melaenornis edolioides) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Melaenornis edolioides [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Melaenornis edolioides [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Northern Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis edolioides) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Northern Black-Flycatcher ( Melaenornis edolioides) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melaenornis edolioides [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: papamosques negre septentrional
Czech: Lejsek cerný, lejsek černý
Danish: Sort Fluesnapper
German: Schieferschwarzer Drongoschnäpper, Senegal Drongoschnäpper, Senegaldrongoschäpper, Senegaldrongoschnäpper, Swainsonschnäpper
English: African Black-Flycatcher, Black Flycatcher, Northern Black Flycatcher, Northern Black-Flycatcher, Western Black Flycatcher
English, HBW: Northern Black-flycatcher
English (IOC): Northern Black Flycatcher
English (Kenya): Northern Black Flycatcher
English (United States): Northern Black-Flycatcher
Esperanto: Norda nigra muŝkaptulo
Spanish: Papamoscas Drongo, Papamoscas Negro
Spanish (Spain): Papamoscas Drongo
Spanish (HBW): Northern Black-Flycatcher
Estonian: nõgi-kärbsenäpp
Finnish: Mustasieppo
French: Gobemouche drongo, Gobemouche drongo du Sénégal
Croatian: škriljasta muharica
Italian: Pigliamosche nero, Pigliamosche nero settentrionale
Japanese (romaji): kurohitaki
Japanese: クロヒタキ
Scientific: Melaenornis edolioides, Melaenornis edolioides edolioides, Melasoma edolioides
Lithuanian: Šiaurinė tamsioji musinukė
Dutch: Senegalese Drongovliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartflugesnappar
Norwegian: Svartfluesnapper
Polish: mucharka czarna
Portuguese: Papa-moscas-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-moscas-drongo
Russian: Северная чёрная мухоловка, Чёрная мухоловка
Slovak: muchár sadzový
Serbian: Severna crna muharica
Swedish: Svart flugsnappare
Swahili: Kidaku
Turkish: Kuzeyli drongo sinekkapanı
Ukrainian: Мухарка чорна
Chinese: 黑鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 北方黑鶲

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