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The Southern Black Flycatcher, Melaenornis pammelaina, is a quiet, resident bird that hunts singly or in pairs from perches in open wooded areas. This flycatcher is often seen in the company of fork-tailed drongos that it resembles superficially. The drongos are distinguishable by their red eyes and typically forked tails.

This flycatcher hunts prey on the ground three out of four times with the rest of prey caught on the wing or gleaning the tree trunks. In tough times it will resort to eating nectar and fruit.


Large view

Seen in Olifants restcamp, KNP

Letaba Camp


IMG_0092 by DvdBergh, on Flickr