About Muscicapa adusta (F.Boie, 1828)
African dusky flycatcher, with the scientific name Muscicapa adusta (F.Boie, 1828), measures 13 cm (5.1 in) in length and weighs approximately 11 g (0.39 oz). Its upperparts are plain brown, and the only distinct facial marking it has is an indistinct narrow eye-ring. The chin is plain pale grey, while the rest of the underparts are grey-brown with indistinct streaks. It has a short, straight, laterally flattened black bill, grey legs and feet, and brown eyes. The sexes of this species look similar to one another. Juveniles, however, differ in appearance: they have buff spotting on the upperparts, and whitish underparts marked with brown spots. This species is similar in appearance to the common migrant spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata. The African dusky flycatcher is smaller and darker overall than the spotted flycatcher, especially on its underparts. Spotted flycatchers also have a streaked forehead, a feature the African dusky flycatcher does not possess. The calls of the African dusky flycatcher are soft, high-pitched "tzeeet" and tsirit sounds.
