Gambaga flycatcher

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Gambaga flycatcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Muscicapa
Species:
M. gambagae
Binomial name
Muscicapa gambagae
(Alexander, 1901)

The Gambaga flycatcher (Muscicapa gambagae) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland of low to medium canopy height.[2]

It is similar in appearance to the spotted flycatcher, but can be distinguished by its smaller size and less distinct streaking.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Muscicapa gambagae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22709196A132080876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22709196A132080876.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Bradley, James E., and Brian W. Finch. "Occurrence and habits of the Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae in Kenya, including the first description of its song." Scopus: Journal of East African Ornithology 41.2 (2021): 11-22.
  3. ^ Dove, Carla J.; Whatton, James F.; Milensky, Christopher M.; Boss, Will; Rayaleh, Houssein; Awaleh, Djama G. (2024-03-04). "Notable records and observations of four passerines in Djibouti, 2020". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club. 144 (1). doi:10.25226/bboc.v144i1.2024.a6. ISSN 0007-1595.