Dusky Crested Flycatcher
Elminia nigromitrata(Reichenow, A, 1874)
English (US) Dusky Crested Flycatcher
The Dusky Crested Flycatcher (Elminia nigromitrata) 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 Stenostiridae (Fairy Flycatchers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Elminia nigromitrata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dusky Crested Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1874)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Elminia nigromitrata colstoni
- Elminia nigromitrata nigromitrata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Terpsiphone nigromitrata
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1874)
- Type locality
- Cameroon.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 22, no.125 p.110
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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African Blue Flycatcher
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White-tailed Blue Flycatcher
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White-bellied Crested Flycatcher
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White-tailed Crested Flycatcher
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