Olivaceous Flycatcher
Fraseria olivascens(Cassin, J, 1859)
English (US) Olivaceous Flycatcher
The Olivaceous Flycatcher (Fraseria olivascens) 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 olivascens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olivaceous Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1859)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Fraseria olivascens olivascens
- Fraseria olivascens nimbae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parisoma olivascens
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1859)
- Type locality
- Camma River, Western Africa = Sette Cama, Gabon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11 p.52
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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