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It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

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Birdsong field guide

Olivaceous Flycatcher

Fraseria olivascens

A small, unassuming songbird of the African tropical forest understory, often found near shaded forest streams.

What it sounds like

A thin, high-pitched 'tsee-tsee' accompanied by soft, liquid warbling notes.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Field notes

Frequently perches on low branches overhanging water to hunt for insects on the surface.
Systematically moved from the genus Muscicapa to Fraseria based on molecular phylogenetic evidence.
Is distinguished from similar forest flycatchers by its uniform olive-brown plumage and lack of heavy breast streaking.
Primarily feeds on small invertebrates, utilizing both aerial sallies and foliage gleaning techniques.
Generally remains inconspicuous and quiet, often overlooked unless it moves to catch prey.

Habitat

Lowland primary rainforest, swamp forest, and gallery forest.

Range

West and Central Africa, from Sierra Leone to western Uganda and northern Angola.

Similar & commonly confused birds

African Forest-FlycatcherFraseria ocreata Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lendu Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbea Gray-throated Tit-FlycatcherFraseria griseigularis Tessmann's FlycatcherFraseria tessmanni White-browed Forest-FlycatcherFraseria cinerascens

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