Dusky Crested Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

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Elminia nigromitrata

Distribution

Equatorial Africa:
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Trochocercus as Trochocercus nigromitratus.

Subspecies

There are ywo subspecies^[1]:

• E. n. nigromitrata from Liberia east to Nigeria
• E. n. colstoni from Cameroon east to Kenya, Uganda and southern Somalia

Habitat

Lowland moist forest and cloud forests.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Dusky Crested Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky_Crested_Flycatcher

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