Swamp flycatcher
The swamp flycatcher or swamp alseonax (Muscicapa aquatica) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Muscicapa |
| Species: | M. aquatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Muscicapa aquatica Heuglin, 1864 | |
Swamp Flycatcher (Muscicapa aquatica), Janjanbureh, Gambia, December 2021
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Muscicapa aquatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22709239A132081748. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22709239A132081748.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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