Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Muscicapidae > Dioptrornis > Dioptrornis fischeriDioptrornis fischeri (White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher)Synonyms: Melaenornis fischeri (homotypic); Melaenornis fischeri fischeri 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 East Africa to eastern Zaire and Malawi. In Kenya, it is mostly absent from the east and the north of the country. It is a highland bird, common in wooded habitats, including gardens. The specific epithet commemorates the German explorer Gustav Adolf Fischer. \n* Juvenile in Kenya |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 4.68848 EDGE Score: 1.73844 |
Adult Weight [1] | 24 grams | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 100 % | Forages - Ground [2] | 100 % | | Clutch Size [3] | 3 | Incubation [3] | 12 days |
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Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Aberdare Mountains |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Arusha National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Bururi Forest Nature Reserve |
Burundi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Cherangani Hills |
Kenya |
A3 |
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Chyulu Hills forests |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Cyamudongo forest |
Rwanda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Echuya Forest Reserve |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Forests west of Lake Edward |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Itombwe Mountains |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kahuzi-Biega National Park |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kakamega forest |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kianyaga valleys |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Kibale National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kibira National Park |
Burundi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kidepo Valley National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kikuyu Escarpment forest |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Lake Elmenteita |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Manyara National Park |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Naivasha |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Nakuru National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A4i, A4iii |
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Lendu Plateau |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Livingstone Mountains forests |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Longido Game Controlled Area |
Tanzania |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Marungu highlands |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A3 |
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Masai Mara |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Mau forest complex |
Kenya |
A3 |
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Mgahinga Gorilla National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Misuku Hills Forest Reserves |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Elgon |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Kenya |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Kilimanjaro |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Moroto Forest Reserve |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Rungwe |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mukurweini valleys |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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Nairobi National Park |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A4ii |
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Nguru Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nguu Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Njombe forests |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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North Nandi forest |
Kenya |
A1, A2, A3 |
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North Pare Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nyika National Park |
Malawi |
A2, A3 |
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Nyika National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nyungwe National Park |
Rwanda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Rubeho Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ruvubu National Park |
Burundi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Rwenzori Mountains National Park |
Uganda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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South Nandi forest |
Kenya |
A1, A3 |
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South Nguruman |
Kenya |
A1, A2 |
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South Viphya Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ufipa plateau |
Tanzania |
A2, A3 |
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Ukaguru Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Uluguru Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Umalila Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Uvidunda Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Virunga National Park |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Volcans National Park |
Rwanda |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Eastern Afromontane |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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