Dusky Blue Flycatcher (Bradornis comitatus) - BirdLife species factsheet

Dusky Blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Bradornis comitatus (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Muscicapa comitata.

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
2024	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	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	14 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	6,240,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.04 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population size is unknown, but the species is described as widespread and common to uncommon and sometimes rare (del Hoyo et al. 2006). The population is suspected to be stable as it readily adapts to secondary and heavily degraded forest as well as open cultivation and plantations.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable as it readily adapts to secondary and heavily degraded forest as well as open cultivation and plantations.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Angola	extant	native	yes
Burundi	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
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Sierra Leone	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native	yes
Togo	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Camabatela
Angola	Maiombe
Cameroon	Bakossi mountains
Cameroon	Banyang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary
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	Mount Cameroon and Mokoko-Onge
Cameroon	Mount Kupe
Cameroon	Mount Rata and Rumpi Hills Forest Reserve
Cameroon	Nki
Central African Republic	Dzanga-Ndoki National Park
Congo	Dimonika Biosphere Reserve
Congo	Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park complex
Congo	Odzala National Park complex
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Forests west of Lake Edward
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	Mount Hoyo Reserve
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
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Virunga National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Lamto Ecological Research Station
Côte d'Ivoire	Marahoue National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Parc National de Taï et Réserve de faune du N'Zo
Côte d'Ivoire	Yapo and Mambo Forest Reserves
Gabon	Ipassa Strict Nature Reserve
Gabon	Lopé Faunal Reserve
Ghana	Ankasa Resource Reserve - Nini-Sushien National Park
Ghana	Bia National Park and Resource Reserve
Ghana	Boin River Forest Reserve
Ghana	Kakum National Park - Assin Attandaso Resource Reserve
Ghana	Nsuensa-Ayiola-Bediako Forest Reserves
Ghana	Pra-Sushien Forest Reserve
Ghana	Tano-Ehuro Forest Reserve
Guinea	Massif du Ziama
Liberia	Nimba mountains
Liberia	Sapo
Liberia	Wologizi mountains
Liberia	Zwedru
Nigeria	Cross River National Park (Oban Division)
Nigeria	Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria	IITA Forest Reserve, Ibadan
Nigeria	Omo Forest Reserve
Sierra Leone	Loma Mountains Non-hunting Forest Reserve
Togo	Fazao-Malfakassa National Park
Uganda	Budongo Forest Reserve
Uganda	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda	Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve
Uganda	Kibale National Park
Uganda	Mabira Forest Reserve
Uganda	Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George
Uganda	Semliki National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 2100 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Dusky Blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/dusky-blue-flycatcher-bradornis-comitatus 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.