Fraser's Forest Flycatcher (Fraseria ocreata) [XC404709]
by Bram Piot from Bobiri Butterfly Reserve, Ghana (song)
Fraser's Forest Flycatcher (Fraseria ocreata) [XC492870]
by Frank Lambert from Lobeke National Park, Headquarters, Mambele, Cameroon (call)
Subspecies
Genus sometimes subsumed in Melaenornis, but majority of authors regard separation as justified, particularly on ecological and behavioural grounds. Forms a species group with White-browed Forest-flycatcher (Fraseria cinerascens). They overlap geographically, but differ significantly in habits and voice.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
kelsalli Bannerman, 1922 - Extreme south-western Guinea and southern Sierra Leone.
prosphora Oberholser, 1899 - Liberia, central and southern Ivory Coast and southern Ghana.
ocreata (Strickland, 1844) - Central and southern Nigeria, Bioko I (Fernando Póo) and southern Cameroon east to western Uganda, south to extreme northern Angola and central DRCongo.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet