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Bias musicus

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher


Bias musicus

(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)

Family: Vangidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Platyrhynchos musicus.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The black-and-white shrike-flycatcher (Bias musicus), also known as the black-and-white flycatcher or vanga flycatcher, is a species of passerine bird found in Africa. It was placed with the wattle-eyes and batises in the family Platysteiridae but is now considered to be more closely related to the helmetshrikes and woodshrikes.

It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Source: Wikipedia, article Bias musicus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 347224
 
Entebbe
Central Region
Uganda
08/07/2019
Victor Hugo Michelini



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
96350407/08/2019UgandaCentral RegionLugonjo, EntebbeVictor Hugo Michelini
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher (Bias musicus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.