Ashy Flycatcher
Muscicapa caerulescens (Hartlaub, 1865)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Muscicapa caerulescens (Hartlaub, 1865)
- Name authority
- (Hartlaub, 1865)
- Common name
- Ashy Flycatcher
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Muscicapa
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae Fleming, 1822
- genusMuscicapa Brisson, 1760
- speciesMuscicapa caerulescens (Hartlaub, 1865)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Muscicapa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Böhm's FlycatcherMuscicapa boehmi (Reichenow, 1884) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Muscicapa latirostris Raffles, 1822 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chapin's FlycatcherMuscicapa lendu (Chapin, 1932) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttui (E. L. Layard, 1854) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rusty-tailed FlycatcherMuscicapa ruficauda Swainson, 1838 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tessmann's FlycatcherMuscicapa tessmanni (Reichenow, 1907) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ussher's FlycatcherMuscicapa ussheri (Sharpe, 1871) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta (F. Boie, 1828) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica Heuglin, 1864 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini Heine, 1860 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dusky-blue FlycatcherMuscicapa comitata (Cassin, 1857) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Grey FlycatcherMuscicapa epulata (Cassin, 1855) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561235 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:44Q5K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.