Chats, Old World Flycatchers

African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

The African Dusky Flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta) is a 10 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

10 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

13

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, eSwatini, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Zambia, Cameroon.

Where to see it: Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden (South Africa); Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trails (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Kibira National Forest · Teza Tea Plantation (Burundi); Nyungwe NP · Gisakura, Ndambarare Trail (Rwanda); Seldomseen (Zimbabwe).

Photo: (c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist