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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