Photo by martinuk
Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Kanungu District, Uganda, July 2013
Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Kanungu District, Uganda, July 2013
- Melaenornis ardesiacus
Identification
18 cm (7 in)
- Blackish chin, lores and forehead
- Rest of plumage dark bluish-grey
- Paler belly and flanks
Distribution
Africa: endemic to the montane forest of the Albertine Rift in south-west Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Montane forest, both primary and secondary; forest edges and clearings.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet includes insects, including caterpillars and beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-eyed_Black_Flycatcher
