African grey flycatcher

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African grey flycatcher
African grey flycatcher (Bradornis microrhynchus).jpg
Lake Baringo, Kenya

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Melaenornis
Species:
M. microrhynchus
Binomial name
Melaenornis microrhynchus
(Reichenow, 1887)
Synonyms

Bradornis microrhynchus

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

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Bradornis microrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  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 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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