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Cassin's Alseonax

Muscicapa cassini Heine, F 1860

Cassin's flycatcher, also known as Cassin's grey flycatcher or Cassin's alseonax, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Heine, F 1860

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 7(1859) no.42 p.428

Protonym:
  Muscicapa cassini

Type locality:
  Camma River, Western Africa = Sette Cama, Gabon.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14327490#page/438/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A962CA149EDB2B72

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A962CA14

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A962CA14

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561236

Geographic range:

  • Muscicapa cassini: Sierra Leone to Angola, w Uganda and extreme n Zambia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Cassin's Alseonax
Catalan:
papamosques de Cassin
Czech:
lejsek černokřídlý
Danish:
Flodfluesnapper
German:
Cassinschnäpper
Spanish:
Papamoscas de Cassin
Spanish (Spain):
Papamoscas de Cassin
Finnish:
purosieppo
French:
Gobemouche de Cassin
Croatian:
crnokrila muharica
Italian:
Pigliamosche di Cassin
Japanese (romaji):
shiroharasamebitaki
Japanese:
シロハラサメビタキ
Lithuanian:
Kasino musinukė
Dutch:
Cassins Vliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Flomflugesnappar
Norwegian:
Flomfluesnapper
Polish:
muchołówka nadwodna
Portuguese:
Papa-moscas-de-cassin
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-moscas-de-cassin
Russian:
Водяная мухоловка
Slovak:
muchár lužný
Swedish:
flodflugsnappare
Ukrainian:
Мухоловка ліберійська
Chinese:
卡氏灰鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
卡辛氏鶲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Kassin milçəkqapanı
Catalan: papamosques de Cassin
Czech: Lejsek Cassinuv, lejsek černokřídlý
Danish: Flodfluesnapper
German: Cassinschnäpper, Cassin-Schnäpper
English: Alseonax, Alseonax Flycatcher, Cassin's Alseonax, Cassin's Flycatcher, Cassin's Gray Flycatcher, Cassin's Grey Flycatcher
English, HBW: Cassin's Flycatcher
English (IOC): Cassin's Flycatcher
English (United States): Cassin's Flycatcher
Esperanto: Kasina muŝkaptulo
Spanish: Papamoscas de Cassin
Spanish (Spain): Papamoscas de Cassin
Spanish (HBW): Cassin's Flycatcher
Estonian: lammi-kärbsenäpp
Finnish: Purosieppo
French: Gobemouche de Cassin, Gobe-mouches de cassin
Croatian: crnokrila muharica
Italian: Pigliamosche di Cassin, Pigliamosche grigio di Cassin
Japanese (romaji): kongosamebitaki, shiroharasamebitaki
Japanese: コンゴサメビタキ, シロハラサメビタキ
Scientific: Alseonax cassini, Alseonax melanoptera, Butalis lugens, Muscicapa cassini, Muscicapa lugens
Lithuanian: Kasino musinukė
Dutch: Cassins Vliegenvanger, Cassin-vliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Flomflugesnappar
Norwegian: Flomfluesnapper
Polish: mucholówka nadwodna, muchołówka nadwodna
Portuguese: Papa-moscas-de-cassin
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-moscas-de-cassin
Russian: Водяная мухоловка, Кассинова серая мухоловка, Мухоловка Кассина
Slovak: muchár lužný
Swedish: Flodflugsnappare
Turkish: Cassin sinekkapanı
Ukrainian: Мухоловка ліберійська
Chinese: 卡氏灰鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 卡辛氏鶲

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