Little Grey Flycatcher

Muscicapa epulata (Cassin, 1855)

9.6 gWeight

The little grey flycatcher (Muscicapa epulata) or little grey alseonax, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Ghana, Cameroon, Congo - Kinshasa

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Little Grey Flycatcher has been recorded at 31 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kakum NP – CanopyGhana166 records
Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana162 records
Kakum NP – Canopy Walkway & vicinityGhana65 records

More places

Kakum National ParkGhana59 records
Bobiri Butterfly SanctuaryGhana44 records
Kwabena Sam ForestGhana13 records
Ankasa NPGhana13 records
Luki Biosphere ReserveCongo - Kinshasa7 records
Atewa – farm scrub and degraded forestGhana7 records
South RidgeLiberia4 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ghana Cameroon Congo - Kinshasa Côte d’Ivoire Gabon Congo - Brazzaville Liberia Equatorial Guinea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The little grey flycatcher (Muscicapa epulata) or little grey alseonax, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

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Questions

How big is the Little Grey Flycatcher?

The Little Grey Flycatcher weighs around 9.6 g.

Where does the Little Grey Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Sierra Leone to Togo, central Nigeria, southern Cameroon and southwestern Central African Republic to northwestern Angola and northeastern DR Congo. It is most often recorded in Ghana, Cameroon and Congo - Kinshasa.

When is the best time to see the Little Grey Flycatcher?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Little Grey Flycatcher endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Little Grey Flycatcher as Least Concern.

What does the Little Grey Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Little Grey Flycatcher in?

It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight: 9.6 g
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle: Perches in trees
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 56 mm
Tail: 39 mm
Bill: 11 mm
Tarsus: 12 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: Sierra Leone to Togo, central Nigeria, southern Cameroon and southwestern Central African Republic to northwestern Angola and northeastern DR Congo

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2