African grey flycatcher
Lake Baringo, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Bradornis
Species:
B. microrhynchus
Binomial name
Bradornis microrhynchus
Reichenow, 1887
Synonyms

Melaenornis microrhynchus

The African grey flycatcher, grayish flycatcher, or large flycatcher (Bradornis microrhynchus) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that occurs in parts of East Africa.

Taxonomy

Lake Bogoria - Kenya

The African grey flycatcher was previously placed in the genus Melaenornis but was moved to Bradornis based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010.[2][3] The subspecies B. m. pumilus is sometimes considered a full species, the Ethiopian grey flycatcher (Bradornis pumilus).

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

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  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Bradornis microrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709054A94190558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709054A94190558.en. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Sangster, G.; Alström, P.; Forsmark, E.; Olsson, U. (2010). "Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of Old World chats and flycatchers reveals extensive paraphyly at family, subfamily and genus level (Aves: Muscicapidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (1): 380–392. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.008. PMID 20656044.
  3. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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