Melaenornis
| Melaenornis | |
|---|---|
| Southern black flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Tribe: | Muscicapini |
| Genus: | Melaenornis G.R. Gray, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Melasoma edolioides Swainson, 1937 | |
| Species | |
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Melaenornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatchers. They are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa.