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Muscicapa aquatica

Swamp Flycatcher


Muscicapa aquatica

Heuglin, MT, 1864
Family: Muscicapidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The swamp flycatcher or swamp alseonax (Muscicapa aquatica) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Its range stretches east across the Sudan (region) and south towards Zambia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps.

Source: Wikipedia, article Muscicapa aquatica. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242297102/01/2026UgandaCentral RegionPantano de Mabamba, Entebee2Hugo Caverzasi
225977821/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación1Silvina Collado
225873621/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación1Julian Uriel Collado
113017226/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
113362825/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionKazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
95978525/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National Park2Diego Oscar
114436823/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionLake Mburo National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
95963123/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionLake Mburo National Park1Diego Oscar
115320122/07/2019UgandaCentral RegionPantano de MabambaVictor Hugo Michelini
95953222/07/2019UgandaCentral RegionPantano de Mabamba2Diego Oscar
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Swamp Flycatcher (Muscicapa aquatica) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.