Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Cassin's Flycatcher

Muscicapa cassini

The Cassin's Flycatcher (Muscicapa cassini) is a 17 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

17 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

15

Recorded in Uganda, Ghana, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Central African Rep., Nigeria, Eq. Guinea, Liberia, Guinea.

Where to see it: Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary (Sierra Leone); Lac Tele Community Reserve (Republic of the Congo); Ankasa NP (Ghana); Odzala NP · Mboko Camp (Republic of the Congo); Djoubissi (general area) (Central African Republic).

Photo: (c) Mahomed Desai, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist