Ashy Flycatcher
Fraseria caerulescens(Hartlaub, KJG, 1865)
English (US) Ashy Flycatcher
The Ashy Flycatcher (Fraseria caerulescens) 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
- Fraseria caerulescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ashy Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1865)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Fraseria caerulescens nigrorum
- Fraseria caerulescens brevicauda
- Fraseria caerulescens cinereola
- Fraseria caerulescens impavida
- Fraseria caerulescens vulturna
- Fraseria caerulescens caerulescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Butalis caerulescens
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1865)
- Type locality
- Natal.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.1, no.3 p.267
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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