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Swamp flycatcher

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Swamp flycatcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Muscicapa
Species:
M. aquatica
Binomial name
Muscicapa aquatica
Heuglin, 1864
Swamp Flycatcher (Muscicapa aquatica), Janjanbureh, Gambia, December 2021

The swamp flycatcher or swamp alseonax (Muscicapa aquatica) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Its range stretches east across the Sudan (region) and south towards Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Muscicapa aquatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22709239A132081748. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22709239A132081748.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.