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 7 years ago 45 sec 4.7 -
Perching on flowers. Locality Debre Libanos, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp chocolatinus)
Fran Trabalon 5 November 2012 23 weeks ago 16 sec 4.5
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A bird on a branch on the grounds of the Hotel Ghion
Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Jim Watt 3 February 2012 1 year ago 4.2 -
Very shy among thick vegetation
Locality Lalibela, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 6 January 2009 1 year ago 4 -
A bird on a branch
Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 19 February 2010 2 years ago 4 -
a bird perched in a bush
Locality Ankober Lodge, Ethiopia
Stefan Helming 2 May 2009 4 years ago 4 -
perching
Locality Debre Libanos, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 11 July 2009 22 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult perched in a tree.
Locality Dinsho, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 20 January 2009 15 weeks ago 3.7
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A bird calling. Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(ssp chocolatinus)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 3 years ago 4
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