Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMuscicapa (Muscicapa Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMuscicapa caerulescens (Ashy Alseonax)
The ashy flycatcher (Fraseria caerulescens) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, excluding the drier areas of South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia, where it inhabits subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and savanna. It has a disputed generic placement, with different authorities variously putting it in Muscicapa, Fraseria, or other genera. Ashy flycatchers are mostly grey in colour, with pale grey or white underparts, and display no sexual dimorphism. The species has a small, thin, and pointed beak adapted for eating insects. Its diet is mostly insectivorous, although it also eats berries and small geckoes. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Ashy Alseonax sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lower Zambezi National Park
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
Central Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia barbata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ashy Alseonax in Lower Zambezi National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Ashy Alseonax sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Ashy Alseonax in Lower Zambezi National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Ashy Alseonax in Lower Zambezi National Park in our monthly data.