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Fraseria
''Fraseria'' is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that are found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Fraseria'' was introduced in 1854 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte to accommodate Fraser's forest flycatcher. The genus name was chosen to honour the English natural history dealer and collector Louis Fraser. The genus formerly include just two species, Fraser's forest flycatcher and the white-browed forest flycatcher, but based on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2023, the genus was broadened to include other species. The genus contains the following eight species: * White-browed forest flycatcher, ''Fraseria cinerascens'' * Fraser's forest flycatcher, ''Fraseria ocreata'' * Grey-throated tit-flycatcher, ''Fraseria griseigularis'' (formerly placed in ''Myioparus'') * Grey tit-flycatcher, ''Fraseria plumbea'' (formerly placed in ''Myioparus'') * Olivaceous flycatcher, ''Fraseria olivascens'' (formerly ...
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Ashy Flycatcher
The ashy flycatcher (''Fraseria caerulescens'') is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, excluding the drier areas of South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia, where it inhabits subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and savanna. It has a disputed generic placement, with different authorities variously putting it in ''Muscicapa'', ''Fraseria'', or other genera. Ashy flycatchers are mostly grey in colour, with pale grey or white , and display no sexual dimorphism. The species has a small, thin, and pointed beak adapted for eating insects. Its diet is mostly insectivorous, although it also eats berries and small geckoes. The birds are very active, foraging alone, in groups, or in mixed-species flocks. They forage in the upper levels of the canopy, catching prey in flight and from foliage, bark, and leaves. The species breeds in solitary pairs, with each pair maintaining a t ...
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Tessmann's Flycatcher
Tessmann's flycatcher (''Fraseria tessmanni'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is sparsely distributed across the African tropical rainforest from Sierra Leone to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Taxonomy Tessmann's flycatcher was formally described in 1907 by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow under given the binomial name ''Psalidoprocne tessmanni''. The specific epithet was chosen to honour the German anthropologist and collector Günter Tessmann (1889–1971). Tessmann's flycatcher is now one of eight species placed in the genus ''Fraseria'' that was introduced in 1854 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The species is monotypic: no subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morpholog ...
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Grey Tit-flycatcher
The grey tit-flycatcher (''Fraseria plumbea'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It has an extensive but patchy distribution in sub-Saharan Africa. Range and habitat left, 200px, The tail is often flicked and fanned. It is widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa (rare in southern and the Horn of Africa). Its natural habitat In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species' habitat can be seen as the physical manifestation of its ...s are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. References External links * Grey tit-flycatcher Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds grey tit-flycatcher Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa grey tit-flycatcher Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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Grey-throated Tit Flycatcher
The grey-throated tit-flycatcher (''Fraseria griseigularis'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica'') and north .... It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. References Fraseria Birds of the African tropical rainforest grey-throated tit-flycatcher Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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Chapin's Flycatcher
Chapin's flycatcher (''Fraseria lendu'') is a bird species in the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae). It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. The Itombwe flycatcher was formerly considered conspecific. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The common name commemorates the American ornithologist James Paul Chapin James Paul Chapin (July 9, 1889 – April 5, 1964) was an American ornithologist and curator of the American Museum of Natural History. Biography Chapin is one of the highest-regarded ornithologists of the twentieth century. He was joint leader .... References Chapin's flycatcher Endemic birds of the Albertine Rift montane forests Chapin's flycatcher Chapin's flycatcher Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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Olivaceous Flycatcher
:''The name "olivaceous flycatcher" can also refer to the dusky-capped flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) of the Americas.'' The olivaceous flycatcher (''Fraseria 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 swamp A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...s. References olivaceous flycatcher Birds of the African tropical rainforest olivaceous flycatcher Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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Fraseria Ocreata
Fraser's forest flycatcher (''Fraseria ocreata''), also known as the African forest-flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found throughout the intra-tropical rainforest of Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and .... References Fraser's forest flycatcher Birds of the Gulf of Guinea Birds of the African tropical rainforest Fraser's forest flycatcher Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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