Cassin's Flycatcher (Muscicapa cassini) - BirdLife species factsheet

Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	17 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	7,390,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.9 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be uncommon to common (Urban et al. 1997).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor
Angola	extant	native	yes
Benin	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Congo	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Côte d'Ivoire	extant	native	yes
Equatorial Guinea	extant	native	yes
Gabon	extant	native	yes
Ghana	extant	native	yes
Guinea	extant	native	yes
Liberia	extant	native	yes
Niger	extant	vagrant			yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Rwanda	possibly extinct	native		yes
Sierra Leone	extant	native	yes
Togo	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Camabatela
Angola	Luachimo River (Chitato)
Angola	Maiombe
Benin	Ouémé river basin
Cameroon	Bakossi mountains
Cameroon	Banyang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary
Cameroon	Boumba - Bek
Cameroon	Campo Ma'an complex
Cameroon	Dja Faunal Reserve
Cameroon	Korup National Park
Cameroon	Lobéké National Park
Cameroon	Mbam Djerem National Park
Cameroon	Mbam Minkom - Kala
Cameroon	Mont Manengouba
Cameroon	Mont Nlonako
Cameroon	Mount Cameroon and Mokoko-Onge
Cameroon	Mount Rata and Rumpi Hills Forest Reserve
Cameroon	Nki
Cameroon	Yabassi
Central African Republic	Dzanga-Ndoki National Park
Central African Republic	Ngotto
Congo	Conkouati National Park
Congo	Dimonika Biosphere Reserve
Congo	Lake Télé Community Reserve
Congo	Léfini Faunal Reserve
Congo	Lower Kouilou basin
Congo	Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park complex
Congo	Ntokou Pikounda Reserve
Congo	Odzala National Park complex
Congo	Ogooué Leketi National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Bombo-Lumene Game Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Itombwe Mountains
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Lomako - Yekokora
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Luki Forest Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Maiko National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Ngiri
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Okapi Faunal Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Salonga National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Azagny National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Gueoule and Glo Mountain Forest Reserves
Côte d'Ivoire	Lamto Ecological Research Station
Côte d'Ivoire	Parc National de Taï et Réserve de faune du N'Zo
Côte d'Ivoire	Peko Mountain National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Sangbe Mountain National Park
Equatorial Guinea	Monte Alen National Park
Equatorial Guinea	Nsork Highlands National Park
Gabon	Gamba Protected Areas Complex
Gabon	Ipassa Strict Nature Reserve
Gabon	Léconi grasslands
Gabon	Lopé Faunal Reserve
Gabon	Minkébé Forest Reserve
Ghana	Ankasa Resource Reserve - Nini-Sushien National Park
Ghana	Atewa Range Forest Reserve
Ghana	Boin Tano Forest Reserve
Ghana	Tano-Anwia Forest Reserve
Liberia	Cestos - Senkwen
Liberia	Grebo
Liberia	Lake Piso (Cape Mount)
Liberia	Nimba mountains
Liberia	Sapo
Liberia	Wologizi mountains
Liberia	Zwedru
Nigeria	Cross River National Park (Oban Division)
Nigeria	Cross River National Park (Okwangwo Division) and Mbe Mountains
Nigeria	Donga river basin forests
Nigeria	Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria	Okomu National Park
Nigeria	Omo Forest Reserve
Sierra Leone	Gola Forests
Sierra Leone	Loma Mountains Non-hunting Forest Reserve
Togo	Misahöhe Forest Reserve
Uganda	Budongo Forest Reserve
Uganda	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda	Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve
Uganda	Kibale National Park
Uganda	Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George
Uganda	Semliki National Park
Zambia	Lusenga Plain National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Swamp	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	major	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/cassins-flycatcher-muscicapa-cassini on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.