Listen to the White-eyed slaty flycatcher
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About the White-eyed slaty flycatcher
The White-eyed slaty flycatcher is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the White-eyed slaty flycatcher sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The white-eyed slaty flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri) is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is native to the African highlands from Ethiopia and Kenya through Rwanda to eastern Zaire and Malawi. The sub-species M. f. toruensis occurs in Rwanda and Burundi and has an inconspicuous eye-ring.
The specific epithet commemorates the German explorer Gustav Adolf Fischer.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a White-eyed slaty flycatcher sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the White-eyed slaty flycatcher on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the White-eyed slaty flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-eyed slaty flycatcher as “least concern”.
What family does the White-eyed slaty flycatcher belong to?
The White-eyed slaty flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya by Anne Ndung'u – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya by Anne Ndung'u – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q681674 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-eyed slaty flycatcher – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Diego Delso – CC BY-SA 4.0