Northern Black Flycatcher

Northern Black FlycatcherThe Northern Black Flycatcher occurs across northern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa, using moist woodland, acacia savanna and plantations. The male is bluish slate-gray with a long tail and short wings.What does it look like?The male is bluish slate-gray, with blackish lores and darker wings and tail. The female is duller, with paler underparts; juveniles have rusty-buff spots and streaks.How does it live?The Northern Black Flycatcher occurs across northern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa, using moist woodland, acacia savanna and plantations. The male is bluish slate-gray with a long tail and short wings.It lives alone or in pairs and looks for prey on the ground or from a low perch. It also catches prey in flight or on leaves and may forage in small mixed-species groups.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.