Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Donkervlieëvanger
Common Names in English:
African Dusky Flycatcher, Dusky Alseonax, Dusky Flycatcher
Common Names in German:
Dunkelschnäpper
Description
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -2,740 meters (0 to -8,990 feet).[1]
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Parvorder:
Passerida
()
- Superfamily:
Muscicapoidea
()
- Family:
Muscicapidae
()
- Subfamily:
Muscicapinae
()
- Genus:
Muscicapa
()
- Brisson, 1760
- Specific name:
adusta
- Subspecies:
adusta
- Scientific name: - Muscicapa adusta adusta
- Subspecies:
adusta
- Specific name:
adusta
- Genus:
Muscicapa
(
- Subfamily:
Muscicapinae
(
- Family:
Muscicapidae
(
- Superfamily:
Muscicapoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Passerida
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Muscicapa adusta (Boie
Similar Species
Members of the genus Muscicapa
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 39 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. adusta (African Dusky Flycatcher) · M. adusta adusta (African Dusky Flycatcher) · M. albicaudata (Nilgiri Verditer Flycatcher) · M. aquatica (Swamp Flycatcher) · M. boehmi (Böhm's Flycatcher) · M. caerulescens (Blue-Grey Flycatcher) · M. caerulescens caerulescens (Blue-Grey Flycatcher) · M. cassini (Cassin's Grey Flycatcher) · M. coerulescens (Rueck's Blue-Flycatcher) · M. comitata (Dusky Blue Flycatcher) · M. dauurica (Brown-Streaked Flycatcher) · M. dauurica dauurica (Brown-Streaked Flycatcher) · M. epulata (Little Gray Flycatcher) · M. ferruginea (Ferruginous Flycatcher) · M. gambagae (Gambaga Spotted Flycatcher) · M. griseigularis (Grey-Throated Tit-Flycatcher) · M. griseisticta (Chinese Gray-Spotted Flycatcher) · M. indigo (Indigo Flycatcher) · M. infuscata (African Sooty Flycatcher) · M. infuscata infuscata (African Sooty Flycatcher) · M. itombwensis (Itombwe Flycatcher) · M. lendu (Chapins' Flycatcher) · M. muttui (Brown-Breasted Flycatcher) · M. olivascens (Olivaceous Flycatcher) · M. panayensis (Philippine Verditer Flycatcher) · M. randi (Ashy-Breasted Flycatcher) · M. ruficauda (Rufous-Tailed Flycatcher) · M. segregata (Sumba Brown Flycatcher) · M. sethsmithi (Yellow-Footed Flycatcher Flycatcher) · M. sibirica (Dark-Sided Flycatcher) · M. sibirica cacabata (Siberian Flycatcher) · M. sibirica sibirica (Siberian Flycatcher) · M. sordida (Sri Lankan Dusky Blue Flycatcher) · M. striata (Spotted Flycatcher) · M. striata striata (Spotted Flycatcher) · M. tessmanni (Tessmann's Flycatcher) · M. thalassina (Indian Verditer Flycatcher) · M. thalassina thalassina (Indian Verditer Flycatcher) · M. ussheri (Ussher's Dusky Flycatcher)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1713717
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2568098
Footnotes
- Mean = -249.090 meters (-817.224 feet), Standard Deviation = 838.930 based on 11 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
