Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
Livingstone's Flycatcher (Erythrocercus livingstonei) - HBW 11, p. 328
French: Érythrocerque de Livingstone
German: Gelbbauch-Spreizschwanz
Spanish: Monarca de Livingston
Other common names: Little Red-tailed Flycatcher
Taxonomy: Erythrocercus Livingstonei G. R. Gray, 1870, Zumbo, Zambia-Mozambique border.
Forms a superspecies with E. holochlorus and E. mccallii. Race thomsoni intergrades with francisi in Lisungwe Valley (Malawi). Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- thomsoni Shelley, 1882 - S Tanzania S to S Malawi and N Mozambique (S to R Lurio).
- livingstonei G. R. Gray, 1870 - S Zambia, Zambezi Valley, N Zimbabwe and NW Mozambique.
- francisi W. L. Sclater, 1898 - S Malawi S to NE Zimbabwe (R Mazowe and R Ruenya) and S Mozambique.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male Livingstone's Flycatcher perched and inspected me curiously from a wire, as he was changing foraging trees.
Locality Mvuu Camp, Liwonde National Park, Southern Region, Malawi
Christian Boix Hinzen 13 December 2007 2 years ago 3
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