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Swamp Alseonax

Muscicapa aquatica Heuglin, MT 1864

The swamp flycatcher or swamp alseonax is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Heuglin, MT 1864

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 12, no.70 p.256

Protonym:
  Muscicapa aquatica

Type locality:
  Wau River (= Nahr Waw), Bahr al Ghazal, Sudan.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101741#page/268/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  77F0C62CDEFDEFD6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-77F0C62C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/77F0C62C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561233

Geographic range:

  • Muscicapa aquatica aquatica: southwestern Mauritania southward to Gambia, eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, southern Chad, northern Central African Republic, western South Sudan, and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Muscicapa aquatica infulata: central and eastern South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, western Burundi, western Kenya, northwestern Tanzania, and northeastern Zambia
  • Muscicapa aquatica lualabae: southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (swamps along Lualaba River)
  • Muscicapa aquatica grimwoodi: southern Zambia (Kabwe district, Suye Lake, and Lukanga Swamp)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Swamp Alseonax
Catalan:
papamosques dels aiguamolls
Czech:
lejsek bažinný
Danish:
Sumpfluesnapper
German:
Sumpfschnäpper
Spanish:
Papamoscas Palustre
Spanish (Spain):
Papamoscas Palustre
Finnish:
rantasieppo
French:
Gobemouche des marais
Croatian:
močvarna muharica
Italian:
Pigliamosche di palude
Japanese (romaji):
numahitaki
Japanese:
ヌマヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Pelkinė musinukė
Dutch:
Moerasvliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sumpflugesnappar
Norwegian:
Sumpfluesnapper
Polish:
muchołówka błotna
Portuguese:
Papa-moscas-dos-pauis
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-moscas-dos-pauis
Russian:
Болотная мухоловка
Slovak:
muchár mokraďový
Swedish:
sumpflugsnappare
Ukrainian:
Мухоловка болотяна
Chinese:
泽鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
沼澤鶲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Swamp Alseonax ( Muscicapa aquatica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Avilist 2025:
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Gobemouche des marais ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Gobemouche des marais ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Muscicapa aquatica [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Muscicapa aquatica [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Muscicapa aquatica [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Swamp Alseonax ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Swamp Alseonax ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Swamp Flycatcher ( Muscicapa aquatica) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Muscicapa aquatica [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Muscicapa aquatica [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: bataqlıq milçəkqapanı
Catalan: papamosques dels aiguamolls
Czech: Lejsek bažinný
Danish: Sumpfluesnapper
German: Sumpfschnäpper
English: Swamp Alseonax, Swamp Flycatcher
English, HBW: Swamp Flycatcher
English (IOC): Swamp Flycatcher
English (Kenya): Swamp Flycatcher
English (United States): Swamp Flycatcher
Esperanto: Marĉa muŝkaptulo
Spanish: Papamoscas Palustre, Papamoscas Pantanero
Spanish (Spain): Papamoscas Palustre
Spanish (HBW): Swamp Flycatcher
Estonian: soo-kärbsenäpp
Finnish: Rantasieppo
French: Gobemouche des marais
Croatian: močvarna muharica
Italian: Pigliamosche delle paludi, Pigliamosche di palude
Japanese (romaji): mizubehitaki, numahitaki
Japanese: ヌマヒタキ, ミズベヒタキ
Scientific: Alseonax aquaticus, Muscicapa aquatica, Muscicapa aquatica aquatica, Muscicapa aquaticus
Lithuanian: Pelkinė musinukė
Dutch: Moerasvliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sumpflugesnappar
Norwegian: Sumpfluesnapper
Polish: mucholówka blotna, muchołówka błotna
Portuguese: Papa-moscas-dos-pauis
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-moscas-dos-pauis
Russian: Болотная мухоловка
Slovak: muchár mokraďový
Swedish: Sumpflugsnappare
Swahili: Shore-mbuga
Turkish: Papirus sinekkapanı
Ukrainian: Мухоловка болотяна
Chinese: 泽鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 沼澤鶲

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