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Dusky Crested Flycatcher

Elminia nigromitrata
Family
Fairy Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
ducfly1, DUCF, DCFL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyFairy Flycatchers (Stenostiridae)
SpeciesElminia nigromitrata
Codesducfly1, DUCF, DCFL
Identification

The Dusky Crested Flycatcher (Elminia nigromitrata) is a member of the Fairy Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code ducfly1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Fairy Flycatchers
Fairy Flycatcher
Stenostira scita
Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
African Blue Flycatcher
Elminia longicauda
White-tailed Blue Flycatcher
Elminia albicauda
White-bellied Crested Flycatcher
Elminia albiventris
White-tailed Crested Flycatcher
Elminia albonotata
Dusky Crested Flycatcher photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Elminia nigromitrata

Family: Fairy Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: ducfly1