Dusky Crested-flycatcher (Elminia nigromitrata)

Other Scientific Names
Trochocercus nigromitratus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Dusky Crested-Flycatcher, Dusky Elminia, Crested Flycatcher, Black-crowned Flycatcher, Dusky Crested Flycatcher

Family
Stenostiridae (Fairy Flycatcher And Allies)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1874)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 2,150 m.

Range (Guide)

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], C�te dIvoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Dusky Crested Flycatcher (Elminia nigromitrata) [XC739653]
by id from Mabira forest, Uganda (song)

Dusky Crested Flycatcher (Elminia nigromitrata) [XC601907]
by Peter Boesman from Mbendjele village, Congo (Brazzaville) (song)

Subspecies
Has been placed in genus Trochocercus. Forms a superspecies with White-bellied Crested-flycatcher (Elminia albiventris) and White-tailed Crested-flycatcher (Elminia albonotata) and has been considered conspecific with White-bellied Crested-flycatcher (Elminia albiventris).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

colstoni (Dickerman, 1994) - Discontinuously south-eastern Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia (Mt Nimba), southern Ivory Coast, western and southern Ghana and southern Nigeria.
nigromitrata (Reichenow, 1874) - Cameroon and Gabon, northern PRCongo east to south-western and south-eastern Central African Republic, DRCongo, western and southern Uganda, south-western Kenya (Kakamega Forest) and extreme north-western Tanzania (Bukoba).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dusky Crested-flycatcher (Elminia nigromitrata) - 10 files

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