Species profile
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
Quick answer
REMARK. — Guinea-Congo forest and adjacent savanna resident. Reported for W National Park (Balanca et al. 2007), but not further considered as present in Burkina Faso.
- Scientific name
- Muscicapa cassini
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Muscicapa
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Cassin's Flycatcher in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Muscicapidae
- Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher (Dioptrornis chocolatinus)
- Abyssinian Wheatear (Oenanthe lugubris)
- African Dusky Flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta)
- African Forest-flycatcher (Fraseria ocreata)
- African Grey Flycatcher (Bradornis microrhynchus)
- African Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas minor)
- African stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)
- Ala Shan Redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)