Olivaceous flycatcher

The olivaceous flycatcher (Muscicapa olivascens) or olivaceous alseonax, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is sparsely distributed throughout the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps.

The name "olivaceous flycatcher" can also refer to the dusky-capped flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) of the Americas.

Olivaceous flycatcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Muscicapa
Species:
M. olivascens
Binomial name
Muscicapa olivascens
(Cassin, 1859)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Muscicapa olivascens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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