Alternative name: Yellow-footed Alseonax
- Muscicapa sethsmithi
Identification
10·5 cm (4 in)
- Bluish slate-grey head and upperparts (including ear-coverts, neck sides and scapulars)
- Streaked forehead and crown
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: found in Guinea, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: occurs only in western Uganda
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands; Bioko
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Openings and clearings of primary lowland forests and older secondary growth.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of tiny flying insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-footed Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-footed_Flycatcher
