cream underparts; brown upperparts (South Africa; 2007-06-30)


African Dusky Fycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Native Range: Africa

Notes: a drab brownish Old World flycatcher with few distinguishing field marks; a common inhabitant of forest edges and parks where it hawks insects from prominent perches.


rather faint buffy eye-ring and lores (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

frontal view; faint streaking on the breast (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

compact body with rather short tail (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

posing for a portrait (South Africa; 2007-06-30)