Muscicapa aquatica Heuglin, 1864 is a animal in the Muscicapidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Muscicapa aquatica Heuglin, 1864

Muscicapa aquatica Heuglin, 1864

Muscicapa aquatica, the swamp flycatcher, is a Muscicapidae bird found across the Sudan region to Zambia, living in moist shrubland and swamps.

Family
Genus
Muscicapa
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Muscicapa aquatica Heuglin, 1864

The swamp flycatcher, also called the swamp alseonax, has the scientific name Muscicapa aquatica. It is a bird species that belongs to the family Muscicapidae. Its distribution extends eastward across the Sudan region, and reaches southward as far as Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps.

Photo: (c) David Cook Wildlife Photography, kai kurios teisės saugomos (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Muscicapidae Muscicapa

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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