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Northern Black Flycatcher

Melaenornis edolioides

Description:

The northern black flycatcher is 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long. It is a large upright long-tailed flycatcher. The adult is uniformly black. Juveniles are blackish-brown with buff scaling. The long square-ended tail helps to distinguish this species from two other all-black insectivores, the fork-tailed drongo and the shorter-tailed and red-eyed square-tailed drongo.

Habitat:

The northern black flycatcher is found in moist wooded areas and cultivation. It nests in a hole or reuses the old nest of another species, and lays two or three eggs. Breeding takes place in the wet season.

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Mel11
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Mel11

West Coast, Gambia

Spotted on Nov 11, 2014
Submitted on Mar 27, 2019

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