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Alternative name: African Forest-Flycatcher

Photo by Mike Barth
Atewa, Ghana, October 2013
Fraseria ocreata

Identification

18 cm (7 in)

  • Slate-grey upperparts and head

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Uganda
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po)

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • F. o. kelsalli:
  • F. o. prosphora:
  • F. o. ocreata:

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists almost entirely of insects, including winged termites, moths, beetles and caterpillars.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)

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