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African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta (Boie, F 1828)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Jonathan Onongo 2025-02-21 Ndangara, Rubirizi District, Rubirizi (Uganda) (1600 m) call - [also] [sono] 975061
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta murina Lars Lachmann 2022-04-20 Wumingu (near Wundanyi), Wundanyi, Taita-Taveta County, Taita-Taveta (Kenya) (1800 m) begging call -

begging calls

 754037
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta minima Andrew Spencer 2014-12-28 Bishangari, Lake Langano, Oromia (Ethiopia) (1600 m) song -

natural vocalizations; songs from one of a pair of birds moving at eye-level in the understory of tall primary forest along a small river.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 267173
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Faustin Mugiraneza 2026-02-14 , Ouest (Rwanda)   -   650893430
macaulaylibrary.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Peter Boesman 2019-11-08 Arusha National Park, Arusha, Arusha (Tanzania) call - [sono] 510263
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Raphaël Nussbaumer 2019-01-05 Woodbush Forest Reserve, Mopani, Limpopo, South Africa (South Africa) song -   460556
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta pumila James Bradley 2016-11-10 Castle Forest, Mt Kenya, Kirinyaga (Kenya) (2000 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 344763
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta pumila James Bradley 2016-11-01 Oloololo Escarpment, West Maasai Mara, Narok (Kenya) (1800 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 344501
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Peter Boesman 2022-06-29 Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Kisoro, Western Region, Rubanda (Uganda) call - [sono] 739834
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta adusta Frank Lambert 2019-11-19 Harold Porter Botanical garden, Betty's Bay, Western Cape, Caledon (South Africa) (40 m) call, trills with accompanying wing flicks -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 523731
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta African Bioacoustics Community 2026-01-26 City of Cape Town (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Wynberg (South Africa) (140 m)   -

250HP, -3dB normalised. Recordist - T.Gridley

 1081032
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Jonathan Onongo 2025-02-21 Ndangara, Rubirizi District, Rubirizi (Uganda) (1600 m) call - [also] [sono] 975065
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Dries Van de Loock 2021-08-01 Mutinondo Wilderness area, Northern Province, Mpika (Zambia) (1500 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 682079
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta fuscula Daan van der Hoeven 2024-08-03 Mtubatuba (near Saint Lucia), uMkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, Hlabisa (South Africa) (20 m) call - [also] [sono] 937192
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Peter Boesman 2017-10-02 Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) song - [sono] 392583
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Peter Boesman 2017-10-02 Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) call - [sono] 392587
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta pumila James Bradley 2017-12-10 Iten, Elgeyo-Marakwet (Kenya) (2300 m) call, male -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 396575
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta ITWITAHO Ennice 2026-05-04 , Ouest (Rwanda)   -   659956389
macaulaylibrary.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta ITWITAHO Ennice 2026-06-28 , Ouest (Rwanda)   -   660584919
macaulaylibrary.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta adusta Nature sounds by Simply Birding 2007-03-17 Wilderness National Park, George (South Africa) (0 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 615907
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Peter Boesman 2024-10-10 Castle Forest Lodge, Mount Kenya, Meru (Kenya) (? m) song - [sono] 948281
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Lynette Rudman 2021-07-24 Ndlambe Local Municipality (near Emabaleni), Western District, Eastern Cape, Bathurst (South Africa) (170 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

Bird responding to brief playback in a small clearing surrounded by very thick bush and a tall cliff on the edge of a stream in mid winter.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

 664991
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Peter Boesman 2017-09-28 Grootvaderbosch Nature reserve, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) call - [sono] 392581
xeno-canto.org
African Dusky Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta Nick Schaller 2024-05-11 Mount Moreland, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, Inanda (South Africa) (20 m) call - [sono] 901893
xeno-canto.org
Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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