Melaenornis

Melaenornis edolioides, Bijilo Forest Park, Gambia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muscicapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Muscicapoidea

Familia: Muscicapidae
Genus: Melaenornis
Species (7): M. annamarulae – M. ardesiacus – M. brunneus – M. chocolatinus – M. edolioides – M. fischeri – M. pammelaina

Species: transferred to other genera:

• Agricola: M. infuscatus – M. pallidus
  
• Namibornis: M. herero
  
• Empidornis: M. semipartitus
  
• Sigelus: M. silens
  
• Bradornis: M. mariquensis – M. microrhynchus
  

Name

Melaenornis G.R. Gray, 1840

• Typus: Melasoma edolioides Swainson, 1837 = Melaenornis edolioides

Synonymy

• Melasoma Swainson, 1837 Class.Birds p. 221 BHL
• Dioptrornis Fischer & Reichenow, 1884

References

Primary references

• Gray, G.R. 1840. A list of the genera of birds, with an indication of the typical species of each genus, compiled from various sources. 80 pp. Richard and John Taylor (London). p. 35 BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.13777 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Voelker, G., Huntley, J.W., Peñalba, J.V. & Bowie, R.C.K. 2016. Resolving taxonomic uncertainty and historical biogeographic patterns in Muscicapa flycatchers and their allies. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 94 (B): 618-625. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.026 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

suomi: Savannisiepot

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