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White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ssp toruensis

White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ssp toruensis - Adult

Photographer

» Bruno PORTIER

Location

» Kinigi (Virunga Volcanoes NP) - RWANDA

Country image taken

» Rwanda

Date

» December, 2014

Equipment

» Nikon D7000 + Sigma 400mm f5.6

Bird Species

»Melaenornis fischeri - White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

Bird Species (French)

»Gobemouche de Fischer

Bird Family

»Muscicapidae - Chats, Flycatchers, Robins, Wheatears, Akalats, Rock Thrushes, Palm Thrushes,Redstarts

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» The ssp toruensis lacks white eye-ring, so is not really "white-eyed" and can be somewhat confusing to id in the field. NB: the bi-coloured bill helps as it is quite typical

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