Dusky-blue Flycatcher
Bradornis comitatus(Cassin, J, 1857)
English (US) Dusky-blue Flycatcher
The Dusky-blue Flycatcher (Bradornis comitatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Bradornis comitatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1857)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Bradornis comitatus aximensis
- Bradornis comitatus camerunensis
- Bradornis comitatus comitatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Butalis comitatus
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1857)
- Type locality
- Muni River, Western Africa = Gabon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 9 p.35
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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