Dusky

Dusky is a term derived from “dusk” meaning dark in colouration, though short of complete blackness. It may refer to:
Birds
* Dusky Antbird or Tyrannine Antbird (Cercomacra tyrannina)
* Dusky Crag Martin (Hirundo concolor)
* Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri)
* Dusky Honeyeater (Myzomela obscura)
* Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
* Dusky Scrubfowl (Megapodius freycinet)
* Dusky Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens)
* Dusky Thrush (Turdus naumanni)
* Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
* Dusky Woodcock or Rufous Woodcock (Scolopax saturata)
* Dusky-backed Shearwater or Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
* Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
* Dusky-headed Parakeet or Dusky Conure (Aratinga weddellii)
* Timor Dusky Sparrow or Timor Sparrow (Padda fuscata)
Mammals
* Dusky Antechinus (Antechinus swainsonii)
* Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus)
* Dusky Hopping Mouse (Notomys fuscus)
* Dusky Shrew, Taiga Shrew or Even-toothed Shrew, (Sorex isodon)
* Dusky Shrew Opossum or Silky Shrew Opposum (Caenolestes fuliginosus)
Amphibians
* Dusky Salamanders, see: Desmognathus
* Dusky Toadlet (Uperoleia fusca)
Fish
* Dusky Catshark (Halaelurus canescens)
* Dusky Galaxias (Galaxias pullus)
* Dusky Shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)
* Dusky Smooth-hound or Smooth Dogfish (Mustelus canis)
Invertebrates
* Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa), moth of the family Noctuidae.
* Dusky Dancer (Argia translata), damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae
Places
* Dusky Sound, fjord in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
 
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