African shrike-flycatcher

The African shrike-flycatcher or red-eyed shrike-flycatcher (Megabyas flammulatus) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae.^[2] It is the only species in the monotypic genus Megabyas.

African shrike-flycatcher
Male specimen at Nairobi National Museum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Vangidae
Genus:	Megabyas Verreaux & Verreaux, 1855
Species:	M. flammulatus
Binomial name
Megabyas flammulatus Verreaux, J & Verreaux, É, 1855
Synonyms
Bias flammulatus

Distribution and habitat

It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest (including the Dahomey Gap).

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Megabyas flammulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707807A94138390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707807A94138390.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Louette, M. (2019). "African Shrike-flycatcher (Megabyas flammulatus)". In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D. A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

External links

• Image at ADW