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
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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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