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Gambaga Flycatcher

Muscicapa gambagae (Alexander, B 1901)

The Gambaga flycatcher 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Muscicapa
Scientific:
  Muscicapa gambagae


Original description

Citation:
  (Alexander, B 1901)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 12 p.11

Protonym:
  Alseonax gambagae

Type locality:
  Gambaga, Gold Coast.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/267/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7387E8286F20E05E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7387E828

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7387E828


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561240

Geographic range:

  • Muscicapa gambagae: Semiarid s Mali to Ghana, Kenya, Somalia and sw Arabia
English:
Gambaga Flycatcher
Catalan:
papamosques de Gambaga
Czech:
lejsek pustinný
Danish:
Gambagafluesnapper
German:
Gambagaschnäpper
Spanish:
Papamoscas Gambaga
Spanish (Spain):
Papamoscas Gambaga
Finnish:
pikkuharmaasieppo
French:
Gobemouche de Gambaga
Croatian:
smeđoleđa muharica
Hungarian:
Szavanna-légykapó
Italian:
Pigliamosche di Gambaga
Japanese (romaji):
afurikamunafuhitaki
Japanese:
アフリカムナフヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Gambaginė musinukė
Dutch:
Gambagavliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Akasieflugesnappar
Norwegian:
Akasiefluesnapper
Polish:
muchołówka uboga
Portuguese:
Taralhão-gambaga
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-moscas-de-gambaga
Russian:
Гамбагская мухоловка
Slovak:
muchár akáciový
Swedish:
akaciaflugsnappare
Ukrainian:
Мухоловка акацієва
Chinese:
岗巴斑鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
缸巴嘎斑鶲


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Gobemouche de Gambaga ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Gobemouche de Gambaga ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements, version 2021:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements, version 2022:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements, version 2023:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 3rd edition:
Gambaga Dusky Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 4th edition:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 6th edition:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements, version 2015:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements, version 2016:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements, version 2017:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements, version 2018:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Clements, version 2019:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 1.50:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 1.52:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 1.53:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 1.54:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 1.55:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 2015:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 2016:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 2017:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 2018:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 2019:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 2021:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 2022:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
eBird version 2023:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Gambaga Spotted Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Gambaga Spotted Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Gambagae Dusky Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Muscicapa gambagae
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Muscicapa gambagae
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Muscicapa gambagae
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Gambaga Flycatcher ( Muscicapa gambagae)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Muscicapa gambagae
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Muscicapa gambagae

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Gambagavlieëvanger
Belarusian: Гамбагская валасяніца
Bulgarian: Гамбадска мухоловка
Catalan: papamosques de Gambaga
Czech: Lejsek pustinný
Welsh: Gwybedog mannog Gambaga
Danish: Gambagafluesnapper, Gambagefluesnapper
German: Gambagaschnäpper
Greek: Μυγoχάφτης τoυ Σαχέλ
English: Dusky Flycatcher, Gambaga Dusky Flycatcher, Gambaga Flycatcher, Gambaga Spotted Flycatcher, Gambagae Dusky Flycatcher, Gambage Flycatcher, Gambage Spotted Flycatcher, Somali Dusky Flycactcher
English, HBW: Gambaga Flycatcher
English (IOC): Gambaga Flycatcher
English (Kenya): Gambaga Flycatcher
English (United States): Gambaga Flycatcher
Esperanto: Gambaga muŝkaptulo, Mallongflugila muŝkaptulo
Spanish: Papamoscas de Gambaga, Papamoscas Gambaga
Spanish (Spain): Papamoscas Gambaga
Spanish (HBW): Gambaga Flycatcher
Estonian: Sudaani kärbsenäpp
Finnish: Pikkuharmaasieppo
French: Gobemouche de Gambaga, Gobemouche des savanes, Gobemouche du Gambaga, Gobemouche gris africain
Frisian: Gambagamiggesnapper
Galician: Papamoscas de Gambaga
Croatian: smeđoleđa muharica
Hungarian: Szavanna-légykapó
Italian: Pigliamosche del Gambaga, Pigliamosche di Gambaga
Japanese (romaji): afurikamunafuhitaki, kitaafurikahaiirohitaki
Japanese: アフリカムナフヒタキ, キタアフリカハイイロヒタキ
Scientific: Alseonax gambagae, Alseonax pseudogrisola, Muscicapa gambagae, Muscicapa gambagae gambagae, Muscicapa gambagae pseudogrisola, Muscicapa gambagae somaliensis, Muscicapa somaliensis, Muscicapa striata gambagae
Lithuanian: Gambaginė musinukė, Somalinė musinukė
Latvian: Gambagas mušķērājs
Dutch: Gambagavliegenvanger, Gambaga-vliegenvanger, Kortvleugelvliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Akasieflugesnappar
Norwegian: Akasiefluesnapper
Polish: mucholówka uboga, muchołówka uboga
Portuguese: Taralhão-gambaga
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-moscas-de-gambaga
Rhaeto-Romance: Sgnappamustgas da Gambaga
Romanian: Muscar de Gambaga
Russian: Гамбагская мухоловка
Northern Sami: Akásialivkkár
Slovak: muchár akáciový
Slovenian: Afriški sivi muhar
Swedish: Akaciaflugsnappare
Swahili: Shore wa Gambaga
Turkish: akasya sinekkapanı, Gambaga Sinekkapanı
Ukrainian: Мухоловка акацієва
Chinese: 岗巴斑鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 缸巴嘎斑鶲

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