The ashy flycatcher 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. The species does not display sexual dimorphism, with both sexes being grey in colour with pale grey or white underparts. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Hartlaub, KJG 1865)
Reference:
Ibis
Protonym:
Butalis caerulescens
Type locality:
Natal.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31142850
Avibase ID:
3B3A6911F98DC3F3
Avibase ID:
avibase-3B3A6911
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3B3A6911
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561235
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Ashy Alseonax ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Ashy Alseonax ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Ashy Alseonax ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Ashy Alseonax ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Ashy Alseonax ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Ashy Alseonax ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Ashy Alseonax ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Ashy Alseonax ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Ashy Alseonax ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Ashy Alseonax ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Gobemouche à lunettes ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Gobemouche à lunettes ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Little Blue Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Little Blue Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa coerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa coerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Little Blue Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Muscicapa caerulescens [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Muscicapa caerulescens [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Muscicapa caerulescens [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Ashy Alseonax ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Ashy Alseonax ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Ashy Flycatcher ( Muscicapa caerulescens) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Ashy Flycatcher ( Fraseria caerulescens) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Muscicapa caerulescens [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Muscicapa caerulescens [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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