''Fraseria'' is a genus of

passerine A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by th ...

birds in the Old World flycatcher family

Muscicapidae The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, Bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica)'' and Northe ...

Taxonomy

The genus ''Fraseria'' was introduced in 1854 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte to accommodate Fraser's forest flycatcher. The genus name was chosen to honour the English natural history dealer and collector

Louis Fraser Louis Fraser (1819 – c. 1883) was a British zoologist and collector. In his early years, Fraser was curator of the Museum of the Zoological Society of London. Little is known about Fraser's early life. He was born in 1819 or 1820 and married Mar ...

. The genus formerly include just two species, Fraser's forest flycatcher and the white-browed forest flycatcher, but based on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2023, the genus was broadened to include other species. The genus contains the following eight species: * White-browed forest flycatcher, ''Fraseria cinerascens'' * Fraser's forest flycatcher, ''Fraseria ocreata'' * Grey-throated tit-flycatcher, ''Fraseria griseigularis'' (formerly placed in '' Myioparus'') * Grey tit-flycatcher, ''Fraseria plumbea'' (formerly in placed ''Myioparus'') * Olivaceous flycatcher, ''Fraseria olivascens'' (formerly placed in ''

Muscicapa ''Muscicapa'' is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, and therein to the typical flycatchers of subfamily Muscicapinae. They are widespread across Europe, Africa and Asia with most species occur ...

'') * Chapin's flycatcher, ''Fraseria lendu'' (formerly placed in ''Muscicapa'') * Ashy flycatcher, ''Fraseria caerulescens'' (formerly placed in ''Muscicapa'') * Tessmann's flycatcher, ''Fraseria tessmanni'' (formerly placed in ''Muscicapa'')

References

Bird genera Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub