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− | {{ | + | [[Image:Cassins_Alseonax.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|MURAMURA|MURAMURA}}<br /> Western [[Uganda]], August 2006]] |
+ | '''Alternative name: Cassin's Alseonax''' | ||
+ | ;[[:Category:Muscicapa|Muscicapa]] cassini | ||
+ | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 14 cm<br /> | ||
+ | *Blue-grey back | ||
+ | *Black wings and tail | ||
+ | *White underparts | ||
+ | *Grey flanks and chest | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Western Africa''': [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[DRC]] and [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': western [[Uganda]] and extreme northern [[Zambia]] | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
− | + | ==Habitat== | |
− | + | Swamps, fast rocky forest streams, within humid, lowland forest to 1,800m. | |
− | == | + | ==Behaviour== |
− | + | ====Diet==== | |
− | + | The diet includes flying insects. | |
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | The nest is cup-shaped and built from grass, placed close to the ground. The 2 light-green eggs are finely speckled. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Answers.com | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|Muscicapa+cassini}} | |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Muscicapa]] |
Latest revision as of 17:14, 16 March 2019
Alternative name: Cassin's Alseonax
- Muscicapa cassini
Identification
14 cm
- Blue-grey back
- Black wings and tail
- White underparts
- Grey flanks and chest
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC and Angola
Eastern Africa: western Uganda and extreme northern Zambia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Swamps, fast rocky forest streams, within humid, lowland forest to 1,800m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes flying insects.
Breeding
The nest is cup-shaped and built from grass, placed close to the ground. The 2 light-green eggs are finely speckled.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Answers.com
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cassin's Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cassin%27s_Flycatcher