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Southern Black Flycatcher
Swartvlieëvanger · Melaenornis pammelaina
A slim, all-black flycatcher often confused with the Fork-tailed Drongo, but it has a dark brown eye, a softer build and a square or shallowly notched tail rather than a deep fishtail. It sits quietly on a low perch and flutters down to take insects from the ground. Its song is a soft, unhurried warble.
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All-black with a dark eye and a square-ended tail; lacks the Fork-tailed Drongo's red eye and deep fishtail.
Listen for its call
Soft jumbled warble of squeaky, scratchy notes.
Where to see it in Kruger
Resident in woodland and along edges park-wide, perching quietly on a low branch and dropping to the ground for insects.
Did you know
People often mistake it for a drongo, but its tail is straight across the end instead of split like a fish's.
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