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Sooty Flycatcher
Muscicapa infuscata (Cassin, J 1855)
The sooty flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Muscicapa
Scientific:
Muscicapa infuscata
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Muscicapa
Scientific:
Muscicapa infuscata
Original description
Citation:
(Cassin, J 1855)
Reference:
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia
7 p.326
Protonym:
Butalis infuscatus
Type locality:
Moonda (= Mondah) River, Western Africa = Gabon.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694440
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
AD9EBAC24F98FC20
Avibase ID:
avibase-AD9EBAC2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AD9EBAC2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561241
Geographic range:
- Muscicapa infuscata infuscata: Nigeria to northwestern Angola, Central African Republic, and western Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Muscicapa infuscata minuscula: northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda, northwestern Zambia, and northern Tanzania
Source: Clements checklist
Sooty Flycatcher
Catalan:
papamosques fumat
Czech:
lejsek tmavohnědý
Danish:
Sodbrun Fluesnapper
German:
Schieferbrustschnäpper
Spanish:
Papamoscas Ahumado
Spanish (Spain):
Papamoscas Ahumado
Finnish:
nokisieppo
French:
Gobemouche enfumé
Croatian:
muharica lastarka
Italian:
Pigliamosche fuligginoso
Japanese (romaji):
susuchahitaki
Japanese:
ススチャヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Juosvoji musinukė
Dutch:
Rouwvliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sotflugesnappar
Norwegian:
Sotfluesnapper
Polish:
muchołówka ponura
Portuguese:
papa-moscas-fuliginoso
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-moscas-fuliginoso
Russian:
Шиферногрудая мухоловка
Slovak:
muchár mníšsky
Serbian:
Čađava muharica
Swedish:
sotbrun flugsnappare
Ukrainian:
Мухоловка каштанова
Chinese:
非洲乌鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲烏鶲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Sooty Flycatcher ( Artomyias fuliginosa) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Sooty Flycatcher ( Artomyias fuliginosa) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Sooty Flycatcher ( Artomyias fuliginosa) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Gobemouche enfumé ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Gobemouche enfumé ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: African Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Sooty Flycatcher ( Artomyias fuliginosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: African Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Sooty Flycatcher ( Artomyias fuliginosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Sooty Flycatcher ( Bradornis fuliginosus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: African Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Muscicapa infuscata [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Muscicapa infuscata [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Muscicapa infuscata [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Sooty Flycatcher ( Muscicapa infuscata) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Muscicapa infuscata [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Muscicapa infuscata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: papamosques fumat
Czech: Lejsek kourový, lejsek tmavohnědý
Danish: Sodbrun Fluesnapper
German: Rußschnäpper, Schieferbrustschnäpper, Schieferbrust-Schnäpper
English: African Sooty Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Sooty Flycatcher
English, HBW: Sooty Flycatcher
English (IOC): Sooty Flycatcher
English (United States): Sooty Flycatcher
Esperanto: Malhela muŝkaptulo
Spanish: Papamoscas Africano, Papamoscas Ahumado
Spanish (Spain): Papamoscas Ahumado
Spanish (HBW): Sooty Flycatcher
Estonian: tõmmu-kärbsenäpp
Finnish: Nokisieppo
French: Gobemouche à poitrine ardoisée, Gobemouche enfumé, Gobemouche fuligineux
Croatian: muharica lastarka
Italian: Pigliamosche fuligginoso, Pigliamosche fuligginoso africano
Japanese (romaji): susuchahitaki, susuirohitaki
Japanese: ススイロヒタキ, ススチャヒタキ
Scientific: Artomyias fuliginosa, Artomyias fuliginosa chapini, Artomyias fuliginosa minuscula, Artomyias fuliginosus, Artomyias infuscata, Bradornis fuliginosus, Butalis infuscatus, Muscicapa flabellifera, Muscicapa fuliginosa, Muscicapa infuscata, Muscicapa infuscata infuscata, Muscicapa unfuscata, Rhipidura fuliginosa fuliginosa
Lithuanian: Juosvoji musinukė
Dutch: Rouwvliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sotflugesnappar
Norwegian: Sotfluesnapper
Polish: mucharka ponura, mucholówka ponura, muchołówka ponura
Portuguese: papa-moscas-fuliginoso
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-moscas-fuliginoso
Russian: Шиферногрудая мухоловка
Slovak: muchár mníšsky
Serbian: Čađava muharica
Swedish: Sotbrun flugsnappare
Swahili: Shore Tumbo-michirizi
Turkish: Karaca sinekkapan
Ukrainian: Мухоловка каштанова
Chinese: 非洲乌鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲烏鶲
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