
The southern black flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina) is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae, native to open and lightly wooded areas of eastern and southern Africa.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,857 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Southern Black Flycatcher is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,857 records, iNaturalist
1 result in South Africa
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Species
Melaenornis pammelaina
Records
1 857
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Southern Black Flycatcher on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Southern Black Flycatcher is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (61% of records), Mpumalanga (18% of records), Limpopo (10% of records), based on 1 857 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in South Africa has recorded the Southern Black Flycatcher on site or nearby.
The Southern Black Flycatcher is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The southern black flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina) is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae, native to open and lightly wooded areas of eastern and southern Africa.