Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher (Melaenornis chocolatinus) - HBW 11, p. 106
French: Gobemouche chocolat
German: Braundrongoschnäpper
Spanish: Papamoscas Chocolate
Other common names: Abyssinian Flycatcher, Abyssinian Black/Abyssinian Chocolate Flycatcher
Taxonomy: Muscicapa chocolatina Rüppell, 1840, Simen, Ethiopia.
Forms a superspecies with M. brunneus and M. fischeri, and all three are sometimes placed in a separate genus, Dioptrornis; they are sometimes considered conspecific, but degree of difference and distributions suggest that treatment as allospecies is better. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chocolatinus (Rüppell, 1840) - C Eritrea (Adi Keyih S to Senafe) and N & C Ethiopia.
- reichenowi (Neumann, 1902) - W Ethiopia (Wallegha to Gimirra).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perching in different twigs, calling. Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ssp chocolatinus)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2005 6 years ago 45 sec 4.5
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Very shy among thick vegetation
Locality Lalibela, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 6 January 2009 13 weeks ago 4 -
A bird on a branch
Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 19 February 2010 1 year ago 4 -
a bird perched in a bush
Locality Ankober Lodge, Ethiopia
Stefan Helming 2 May 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Adult perched
Locality Hawatsu, Southern Region, Eritrea
Jason Anderson 30 September 2008 1 year ago 3.6 -
Bird in a tree
Locality Gambo Rural Hospital, Shashamane, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Juan Gonzalez Valdivieso 1 November 2009 1 year ago 3.5 -
a bird in a garden in Addis Abeba
Locality Ethiopia (ssp chocolatinus)
Stefan Helming 28 June 2008 3 years ago 3.5
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A bird calling. Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(ssp chocolatinus)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 1 year ago 4
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