Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Fraser's Forest-flycatcher (Fraseria ocreata) - HBW 11, p. 108
French: Gobemouche forestier
German: Waldschnäpper
Spanish: Papamoscas Forestal
Other common names: Common/African Forest-flycatcher
Taxonomy: Tephrodornis ocreatus Strickland, 1844, Bioko.
Genus sometimes subsumed in Melaenornis, but majority of authors regard separation as justified, particularly on ecological and behavioural grounds. This species and F. cinerascens form a species group; they overlap geographically, but differ significantly in habits and voice. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- kelsalli Bannerman, 1922 - extreme SW Guinea and S Sierra Leone.
- prosphora Oberholser, 1899 - Liberia, C & S Ivory Coast and S Ghana.
- ocreata (Strickland, 1844) - C & S Nigeria, Bioko I (Fernando Póo) and S Cameroon E to W Uganda, S to extreme N Angola and C DRCongo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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bird by a negrofinch nest, flies off and second bird comes in Locality Ankasa-Nini National Park, Western Region, Ghana (ssp prosphora)
Martin Kennewell 11 December 2010 27 weeks ago 28 sec 3
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Adult perched
Locality Sanaga River, South Province, Cameroon (ssp ocreata)
Nik Borrow 2 April 2007 2 years ago 3
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