This species, the Black scrub robin, was first observed in Israel as late as in 1981 and the first breeding was not confirmed until 1994. Now it is a character bird in many kibbutzim in southern Israel and moves confidently in parks and other humane environments. It is large for being a flycatcher (20-23 cm), compared to e.g. the Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) (13.5-15 cm), and it is more often more gray with brown elements than the "carbon black" color that its plumage is often described as. (Also in this picture you can discern the black and white underside of the tail).