Cassin's Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by MURAMURA
Western Uganda, August 2006

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

1. 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.
2. Avibase
3. Answers.com

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Cassin's Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cassin%27s_Flycatcher

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