White-browed Forest-Flycatcher

Fraseria cinerascens

An easily overlooked flycatcher of lowland forests near large waterways, lurking in the lower parts of the forest in shady areas or near cover. Distinctively dark gray above and pale scalloped gray below, with a bright white throat and a bright white spot in front of the eye. Distinguished from other flycatchers by its affinity for water combined with its bright white lores. Song consists of long, deliberate buzzy whistles rising and falling in pitch: “Dzhreee? Dzhreeerr. Dzhreeeer?”

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Fraseria cinerascens
Authority
Hartlaub, 1857
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Genus
Fraseria

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
stable

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Distribution

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