Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: Ashy Flycatcher

Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens

Described by: Hartlaub (1865)
Alternate common name(s): Little Blue Flycatcher, Blue-gray Flycatcher, Blue-grey Flycatcher, Ashy Alseonax, Blue-gray Alseonax, Blue-grey Alseonax
Old scientific name(s): Muscicapa cinerea, Eopsaltria cinerea

Photographs

Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 16, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Bona Manzi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Date unknown © Gordon Holtshausen  Bona Manzi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Date unknown © Gordon Holtshausen 
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Range

W. and tropical to se. Africa;
Fragmented distribution in the w. part of its range;
(1) Sierra Leone, se. Guinea, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Benin.
(2) S. Nigeria, s. Cameroon, Gabon, n. Angola, Central African Republic and ex. s. Sudan.
(3) S. Angola to ne. Zaire, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, s. Somalia, c. Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique.
(4) N. Namibia, n. Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa (w. Transvaal).
(5) Mozambique to e. South Africa (e. Transvaal, Swaziland).
(6) South Africa (e. Transvaal, Natal and e. Cape Province).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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